Pangio kuhlii
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Pangio
Pangio kuhlii
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Color pattern consisting of 6-10 bars, usually irregular, with a dark large quadrangular blotch occupying the proximal half of caudal fin; median lobe of lower lip not produced into a barbel.
Distribution
Asia.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. demersal.
Biology
Lives in hill streams to lowland forest canals and peats (Ref. 57235). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Well known in aquarium trades as "Kuhli's loach" (Ref. 57235).
Max length: 12.0 cm TL.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none. Oviparous (Ref. 205). Distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2019-12-04. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial.
References
Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen (1966) Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p.
Riehl, R. and H.A. Baensch (1991) Aquarien Atlas. Band. 1. Melle: Mergus, Verlag für Natur-und Heimtierkunde, Germany. 992 p.
Kottelat, M. and K.K.P. Lim (1993) A review of the eel-loaches of the genus Pangio (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from the Malay Peninsula, with descriptions of six new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 41(2):208-210.
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