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Species
6
Families
2
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Adult specimen of the orange colour form in its natural habitat, Sabah state, Malaysia (Borneo).

Gastromyzon lepidogaster

Gastromyzontidae · Roberts, 1982

Max length
100mm SL3.9in SL
Tank
120 × 30cm48 × 12in
Temp
18–24°C64–75°F
pH
6.0–8.5

Gastromyzon lepidogaster is a hillstream loach from northern Borneo and the most widely-distributed member of the genus. It occurs in Sabah, Brunei and East Kalimantan. Colour is variable: large adults may be bright green, orange or barred, and can apparently change from barred to plain in a few seconds. It is occasionally available in the trade, where the orange form is particularly sought after.

Moderate
Crossocheilus elegans, holotype, ZRC 51184, 78.2 mm SL.

Crossocheilus elegans

Cyprinidae · Kottelat & Tan, 2011

Max length
110mm SL4in SL
Tank
150 × 45cm60 × 18in
Temp
20–25.5°C68–78°F
pH
not recorded

Crossocheilus elegans is a cyprinid known only from the Segama and Kinabatangan river systems in Sabah, northern Borneo. It is mostly collected in or near the riffles of fast-flowing, rocky headwater hill streams. A pale yellowish brown stripe between the dark brown back and the blackish midlateral stripe separates it from other black-striped Crossocheilus, and before its description it was referred to as Epalzeorhynchos kalliurus and C. cobitis.

Moderate
1 field missing
Subadult individual from the upper Segama River basin, Sabah, Malaysia.

Hampala sabana

Cyprinidae · Inger & Chin, 1962

Max length
410mm SL16in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded

Hampala sabana is a large riverine cyprinid endemic to the Malaysian state of Sabah in northern Borneo. It inhabits clear, well-oxygenated running water and apparently favours deeper, slower-moving stretches. It has a single body marking and a higher count of circumpeduncular scales than its congeners. Growing to 410 mm SL, it is poorly known in the ornamental trade, and its size more-or-less precludes it as an aquarium fish.

Difficult
3 fields missing
Specimen from the upper Segama River system in the Malaysian state of Sabah, northern Borneo.

Luciosoma pellegrinii

Cyprinidae · Popta, 1905

Max length
170mm SL7in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded

Luciosoma pellegrinii is a slender, pike-like cyprinid endemic to Borneo, ranging from the Kapuas in West Kalimantan to Sabah. It is scarcely known in the aquarium trade because it comes from an area where very few commercial collections take place, but its name is misapplied on a regular basis. It has 4 to 8 distinct dark spots on the lateral line and appears to develop longer pelvic-fin filaments than any other member of the genus.

Moderate
3 fields missing
This species possesses longer barbels than the similar-looking N. alestes.

Nematabramis borneensis

Cyprinidae · Inger & Chin, 1962

Max length
105mm SL4in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded

Nematabramis borneensis is a cyprinid endemic to the Malaysian state of Sabah in northern Borneo. It looks particularly similar to N. alestes, sharing a dark lateral stripe, but is told apart immediately by its barbels, which are longer than the head.

Moderate
3 fields missing
Specimen from northern Sarawak state, Malaysian Borneo.

Nematabramis everetti

Cyprinidae · Boulenger, 1894

Max length
105mm SL4in SL
Tank
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded

Nematabramis everetti is a cyprinid endemic to Borneo, known from Sarawak and Sabah plus East and North Kalimantan. It has a distinctive dark, vertically-elongate humeral marking, more prominent than in other Nematabramis species. Juveniles and subadults appear to favour fast-moving water, while adults are found in deeper, slower stretches of minor tributaries.

Moderate
3 fields missing