River
Kong
2 profiles across 2 families name the Kong as a locality.
- Species
- 2
- Families
- 2
- Photographed
- 2 of 2
- Difficulty rated
- 2 of 2
Shares fishes withspecies recorded from both
Annamia normaniVietnamese Giraffe Loach
Gastromyzontidae · Hora, 1931
Max length
100mm SL3.9in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
16–22°C61–72°F
pH
6.0–7.5
Traditionally considered to be a micropredator feeding on insect larvae and suchlike (Rainboth, 1996), but a study by Herder and Freyhof (2006) revealed adult A. normani inhabiting the Duc My River in central Vietnam to be specialised grazers of cyanobacteria. In rapids the latter form hard encrustations on rock surfaces from which adults are able to bite chunks.
Luciosoma bleekeri
Cyprinidae · Steindachner, 1878
Max length
210mm SL8in SL
Tank
240 × 60cm96 × 24in
Temp
20–26°C68–79°F
pH
6.0–8.0
L. bleekeri is most-easily distinguished from the congener L. setigerum, with which it is frequently confused, by absence (vs. presence) of a series of black spots on the lateral line scales.