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Name

Scientific name

Schistura hypsiura

Described by

Authority Bohlen, Ŝlechtová & Udomritthiruj, Year 2014

Family

Nemacheilidae

Common names

Super Convict Loach

Photograph credits

All 4 credited

Summary

The super convict loach, Schistura hypsiura, is a nemacheilid loach known only from a short coastal river in southern Rakhine State, wester…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

73mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 80 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 18–24°C, pH 6–7.5

Hardness

2–12dGH

Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Community suitability

Not for a community

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Myanmar, Kyeintali Chaung

Writing

Etymology

Schistura: from the Ancient Greek σχῐ́ζω (skhízō), meaning 'to split, cleave', and οὐρά (ourá), meaning 'tail', in reference to the bilobate caudal-fin shape o…

Distribution

Currently known only from the type locality in southern Rakhine State, western Myanmar. Type locality is 'Myanmar: Rakhine State: Kyeinthali Chaung at Ka La By…

Habitat

The type locality is described as a short coastal river.

Aquarium size

Minimum base dimensions of 80 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should prove sufficient.

Maintenance

Not difficult to maintain under the correct conditions; we strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substr…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Schistura species are omnivorous although the bulk of their diet consists of small insects, worms, crustaceans, and other zooplankton, with only relatively sma…

Schistura species are omnivorous although the bulk of their diet consists of small insects, worms, crustaceans, and other zooplankton, with only relatively small amounts of plant matter and other organic detritus consumed.

In the aquarium they will accept dried foods of a suitable size but should not be fed these exclusively. Daily meals of small live and frozen fare such as Daphnia, Artemia, chironomid larvae (bloodworm), etc., will result in the best colouration and condition.

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Behaviour and compatibility

Not among the more aggressive members of the genus and can be maintained in a community aquarium provided tankmates are selected with care and proper research.…

Sexual dimorphism

Males possess a a triangular suborbital flap with a rounded posteroventral tip, which has an additional lateral extension in larger individuals, and females la…

Reproduction

Unrecorded.

Notes

This species has been traded as S. sp. 'super convict' in the ornamental market. It can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of charact…

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Summary

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

Aquarium size

Water

Water conditions

Hardness

Conductivity

Behaviour

Temperament

Social needs

Community suitability

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

Writing

Etymology

Distribution

Habitat

Aquarium size

Maintenance

Water conditions

Diet

Behaviour and compatibility

Sexual dimorphism

Reproduction

Notes

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