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Name
Scientific name
Schistura kengtungensis
Described by
Authority Fowler, Year 1936, Bracketed
Family
Nemacheilidae
Common names
Not recorded
Photograph credits
All 1 credited
Summary
Schistura kengtungensis is a nemacheilid loach from the middle Mekong basin in Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan Province, southern China.…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
65mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 90 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
Not recorded
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
China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Mekong, Nam Beng, Nam Tha, Nam Yuoan
Writing
Etymology
Schistura: from the Greek schizein, meaning 'to divide', and oura, meaning 'tail', in reference to the caudal-fin shape of many species. kengtungensis: named f…
Distribution
This species is distributed in the middle Mekong River basin in north and northeastern Thailand, Myanmar and Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan pr…
Habitat
Inhabits shallow, narrow branches of streams with substrates of gravel or stone. The Nam Mae Mao is a a fast-flowing, cascading mountain stream within the Meko…
Aquarium size
Base dimensions of 90 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.
Maintenance
Should not prove difficult to maintain under the correct conditions. We strongly recommend keeping it in a tank designed to resemble a flowing stream or river …
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 smal…
Behaviour and compatibility
Aquarium behaviour is currently unknown though it certainly appears to be a robust fish and we wouldn't recommend combining it with slow-moving, long-finned, o…
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually mature females should be deeper-bodied than males.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
This species may not yet have appeared in the aquarium trade. It can be told apart from congeners by the following combination of characters as per Kottelat (1…
References
References
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