Home›Where they come from›KisoRiverKisoOne profile names the Kiso. That is what has been written, not what lives there.Species1Families1Photographed1 of 1Difficulty rated1 of 1BasinKiso basinRuns throughJapanNiwaëlla delicataAjime LoachCobitidae · Niwa, 1937Max length110mm SL4in SLTank90 × 30cm36 × 12inTemp20–24°C68–75°FpH6.5–7.5During winter months N. delicata retreats to streams or underflows where it remains dormant between October and April (Kano, 2000) before emerging to spawn. Other species living alongside it in nature include Rhinogobius flumineus, Cottus pollux and Phoxinus spp. Niwaëlla is closely related to Cobitis and N. delicata, also the type species, was described as C. delicata (Niwa, 1937). The combination of characters used to tell it...Moderate
