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Tahan (Taiwan)

One profile names the Tahan (Taiwan). That is what has been written, not what lives there.

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Subadult individual in the aquarium.

Acrossocheilus paradoxusTaiwan Banded Barb

Cyprinidae · Günther, 1868

Max length
200mm SL8in SL
Tank
180 × 45cm72 × 18in
Temp
15–25°C59–77°F
pH
6.0–8.0

The genus Acrossocheilus is restricted to southern China, northern Vietnam and northern Laos. It can be distinguished from related genera by the following combination of characters: rostral fold present; lips fleshy and continuous around corners of mouth; lower lip with a median interruption; mouth inferior; horny sheath on lower jaw; two pairs of barbels; last simple ray of dorsal fin osseous with a serrated or smooth posterior margin.

Moderate