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Name

Scientific name

Pangio cuneovirgata

Described by

Authority Raut, Year 1957, Bracketed

Family

Cobitidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 6 credited

Summary

Pangio cuneovirgata is a small kuhli loach from southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and western Java, found in forest streams a…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

40mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement Low: still or sluggish water

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 21–26°C, pH 3.5–7

Hardness

0–8dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Batang Hari, Endau

Writing

Etymology

Not written yet

Distribution

Described from the state of Johor, southern Peninsular Malaysia, with current knowledge suggesting it to be distributed southwards from Narathiwat Province, so…

Habitat

Most commonly found in shallow, slow-moving sections of forest streams or other calm habitats such as swamps, oxbows, and backwaters. Many such environments ar…

Most commonly found in shallow, slow-moving sections of forest streams or other calm habitats such as swamps, oxbows, and backwaters.

Many such environments are associated with ancient peat swamps and contain black water although it's also found in clear waters which may or may not be tannin-stained to some extent.

Such habitats are typically shaded from the sun by marginal vegetation and the tree canopy above. The water has a negligible dissolved mineral content, is poorly-buffered and pH can be as low as 3.0 or 4.0 due to release of tannins and organic acids from decaying organic material. Depending on locality the substrate may be composed of peat, mud or sand with the fish typically abundant in piles of leaf litter.

P. cuneovirgata is found living syntopically with P. semicincta across much of its range and in the Endau river drainage, southeastern Peninsular Malaysia other sympatric fishes include Brevibora dorsiocellata, Rasbora cephalotaenia, R. einthovenii, R. dusonensis, R. paucisqualis, 'Puntius' johorensis, 'P.' partipentazona, Trigonopoma gracile, T. pauciperforatum, Betta pugnax, Sphaerichthys osphromenoides, Acanthopsoides molobrion, Vaillantella maassi, Pangio doriae, P. filinaris, P. malayana, P. piperata, and P. shelfordii.

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Aquarium size

An aquarium with base measurements of at least 45 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent is recommended.

Maintenance

Use a soft, sandy substrate since this species likes to dig and tends to spend some of its time completely buried. When coarser gravel is used it may become st…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Chiefly a micropredator sifting mouthfuls of substrate through the mouth and gills from which insect larvae, small crustaceans and suchlike are extracted with …

Behaviour and compatibility

Pangio spp. are peaceful both with one another and other fishes and there exist no reports of them harming tankmates though they may prey on eggs or fry. In na…

Sexual dimorphism

Adult females are typically heavier-bodied and a little larger then males, and in mature males the first pectoral-fin ray is visibly branched and thickened.

Reproduction

Unrecorded.

Notes

This species is infrequently encountered in the aquarium trade, most often as bycatch among shipments of similar-looking congeners. It's included in the P. kuh…

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