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Nematabramis steindachnerii

Popta, 1905

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Specimen from Sarawak state, Malaysian Borneo.
Specimen from Sarawak state, Malaysian Borneo.Michael Lo

Quick factsEdit

Max size
112mm SL4in SL
Aquarium size
not recorded
Temp
not recorded
pH
not recorded
Hardness
not recorded

Difficulty3 of 8 measures

Moderate

How the rating is worked out

Space
medium tank
Water
unknown
Temp
unknown
Diet
unknown
Temperament
unknown
Social
needs to be in a group
Compatibility
fine with others

Other demands

Each of these can raise the rating on its own, whatever the measures above say.

Hardiness
unknown

Nematabramis steindachnerii is a cyprinid endemic to northern and central Borneo, in Sarawak, Sabah, Brunei and North and East Kalimantan. It has barbels longer than the head but not reaching beyond the pectoral-fin base, and a relatively slender body with a short head.

Etymology

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Nematabramis: from the Ancient Greek νῆμᾰ (nêma), meaning 'thread', and presumably the generic name Abramis.

steindachnerii: presumably in honour of Austrian ichthyologist Franz Steindachner (1834-1919).

Distribution

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Endemic to northern and central Borneo, with records from the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, Brunei Darussalam, and the Indonesian provinces North Kalimantan (Kalimantan Utara) and East Kalimantan (Kalimantan Timur).

Type locality is 'Kajan River, eastern slope of central Kalimantan, Indonesia [Borneo]'.

Habitat

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Nematabramis species are found a variety of habitat-types, from swiftly-flowing affluent streams to pools, lakes, and degraded swamps.

Notes

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This species can be distinguished from congeners by the following combination of characters: barbels longer than head but not extending beyond the pectoral-fin base; body relatively slender, depth fits 3.6-4.2 times in SL; head relatively short, length fits 4.6-4.8 times in SL; 9-10 branched dorsal-fin rays; 16-17 branched anal-fin rays.

References

  1. Popta, C. M. L. (1905). Suite des descriptions préliminaires des nouvelles espèces de poissons recueillies au Bornéo central par M. le Dr. A. W. Nieuwenhuis en 1898 et en 1900. Notes from the Leyden Museum v. 25 (note 15), 171-186
  2. 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
  3. Parenti, L. R. and K. K. P. Lim (2005). Fishes of the Rajang Basin, Sarawak, Malaysia. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 13, 175-208

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Specimen from Sarawak state, Malaysian Borneo.
Specimen from Sarawak state, Malaysian Borneo.Michael Lo

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