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Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870)

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Common names: Elongate loach, 長薄鰍, 长薄鳅
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Ma, X., X. Bangxi, W. Yindong and W. Mingxue, 2003
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River (=Changjiang River). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (intensive culture in ponds and cages) (Ref. 55380). Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 45563). Also Ref. 35840.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zhang, W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Botiidae (Pointface loaches) > Leptobotiinae
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

; Água doce demersal.   Subtropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Asia: China (middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 35840); peso máx. Publicado: 3.0 kg (Ref. 59370)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Body lightly grayish brown and with vertical or irregular band-like stripes of deeply brown; yellowish brown on head sides. Barbels 3 pairs; scales minute; pectoral and pelvic fins short and bases with long skin folds.

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Lives in the upper and middle streams of rivers and shoals and mountain streams. Carnivore and feeds on small fishes (Ref. 45563). Spawn from March to May and the roe is viscous and sticks to rocks (Ref. 45563).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

Kottelat, M., 2004. Botia kubotai, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from the Ataran River basin (Myanmar), with comments on botiine nomenclature and diagnosis of a new genus. Zootaxa 401:1-18. (Ref. 50472)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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