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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
Social needs
A shoal or group
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…
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…
References
References
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