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Name

Scientific name

Sundasalanx microps

Described by

Authority Roberts, Year 1981

Family

Sundasalangidae

Common names

Not recorded

Photograph credits

All 2 credited

Summary

Sundasalanx microps is a miniature clupeiform from Borneo, in Indonesia and Malaysia, described from the Kapuas River. Adults are sexually …

Size and aquarium

Maximum size

20mm, standard length

Aquarium size

Minimum length 45 cm, Minimum depth 30 cm

Water

Water conditions

22–26°C

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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

Indonesia, Malaysia, Borneo, Kapuas, Kinabatangan, Rajang

Writing

Etymology

Sundasalanx: from 'Sundaland', the continental landmass of Southeast Asia south of the Isthmus of Kra, plus the generic name Salanx. microps: from the Ancient …

Distribution

Type locality is 'Kapuas River at Kampong Nibung, Borneo, 0°39'N, 112°10.5'E'.

Habitat

Sundasalanx species tend to inhabit turbid, slow to moderately flowing water over substrates of silt, sand, or mud in the lower parts of river basins, but apar…

Aquarium size

Base dimensions of 45 ∗ 30 cm or equivalent should be the minimum considered.

Maintenance

Not written yet

Water conditions

Not written yet

Diet

Likely to require small planktivorous food such as Artemia nauplii in the aquarium. The gut contents of wild specimens include small aquatic invertebrates and …

Behaviour and compatibility

Unconfirmed, but likely to be a gregarious, schooling species and a poor competitor.

Sexual dimorphism

Unrecorded, but males of the congeners S. malleti and S. megalops are distinguished from females by possessing a more intense dark marking on the lower caudal-…

Reproduction

Unknown.

Notes

This species does not seem to have appeared in the aquarium trade and is likely to prove very difficult to transport. The genus Sundasalanx is distributed thro…

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References

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