Nematabramis borneensis
Formerly Nematabramis alestes borneensis Inger & Chin, 1962
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Quick facts
Difficulty3 of 8 measures
More bars, more demanding. The first 7 are averaged into the rating.
- Space
- modest tank
- Water
- unknown
- Temp
- unknown
- Diet
- unknown
- Temperament
- unknown
- Social
- shoal
- Compatibility
- community tank
Not averaged. It sets the lowest rating this fish can be given, whatever the measures above say.
- Hardiness
- unknown
It looks particularly similar to N. alestes with both species possessing a colour pattern comprising a dark lateral stripe on the body, but can be distinguished immediately by possessing barbels longer than the head (vs. shorter than the head in N. alestes).
Etymology
Nematabramis: from the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêma), meaning 'thread', and presumably the generic name Abramis.
borneensis: ‘from Borneo’.
Distribution
Endemic to the Malaysian state of Sabah in northern Borneo.
Type locality is 'Kota Belud District, Kota Belud'.
Habitat
Nematabramis species are found a variety of habitat-types, from swiftly-flowing tributary streams to pools, lakes, and degraded swamps.
Notes
This species can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: barbels longer than head but not extending beyond pectoral-fin base; body relatively slender, depth fits 3.6-4.2 times in SL; head relatively long, length fits 3.8-4.1 times in SL; 8 branched dorsal-fin rays; 13-16 branched anal-fin rays; 8 scale rows between dorsal-fin origin and anal-fin origin.
It looks particularly similar to N. alestes with both species possessing a colour pattern comprising a dark lateral stripe on the body, but can be distinguished immediately by possessing barbels longer than the head (vs. shorter than the head in N. alestes).
References
- Inger, R. F. and P. K. Chin (1962). The fresh-water fishes of North Borneo. Fieldiana Zoology v.45, 1-268
- Kottelat, M. (2013). The fishes of the inland waters of southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibiography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 27, 1-663
- Martin-Smith, K. M. and H. H. Tan (1998). Diversity of freshwater fishes from eastern Sabah: annotated checklist for Danum Valley and a consideration of inter- and intra-catchment variability. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 46(2), 573-604
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- water parameters
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- aquarium size
- a common name
- temperament
- aquarium notes
- maintenance
- water condition notes
- diet
- behaviour and compatibility
- sexual dimorphism
- reproduction
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