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Name

Scientific name

Schistura kloetzliae

Described by

Authority Kottelat, Year 2000

Family

Nemacheilidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 6 credited

Summary

Schistura kloetzliae is a nemacheilid loach known only from the Mengla River system in Yunnan, China, and Luang Namtha province, northern L…

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

47mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 75 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle

Water

Water conditions

Temperature 18–22°C, pH 7–8.5

Hardness

Not recorded

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Conductivity

Not recorded

Behaviour

Temperament

Not recorded

Social needs

A shoal or group

Community suitability

Community-safe

Where it lives

Countries, regions, rivers and lakes

China, Laos, Mekong, Mengla, Mozhehe, Nam Youan, Nanlahae

Writing

Etymology

Schistura: from the Greek schizein, meaning 'to divide', and oura, meaning 'tail', in reference to the caudal-fin shape of many species. kloetzliae: named for …

Distribution

Type locality is 'Mengla market, Mengla County, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China', and this species is known only from the Mengla River system in Xishuang…

Habitat

Appears restricted to highly-oxygenated, fast-flowing riffles of small-to-medium sized streams. These typically contain clear water with substrates of gravel, …

Aquarium size

An aquarium with base dimensions of 75 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the smallest considered.

Maintenance

Likely to fare best in a tank designed to resemble a flowing stream or river with a substrate of variably-sized rocks, sand, fine gravel, and some water-worn b…

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Field observations suggest it to be a specialised micropredator feeding chiefly on invertebrate larvae which inhabit the interspaces between rocks. In the aqua…

Behaviour and compatibility

Unreported.

Sexual dimorphism

Unreported.

Reproduction

Unreported.

Notes

Has not yet been maintained in aquaria as far as we know. It can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: unique colour patt…

References

References

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