Banded mountain loach
Acanthocobitis urophthalmus
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A small loach endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka, endangered. It reaches about 4 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Acanthocobitis urophthalmus
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Nemacheilidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Cobitis botia, Nemacheilus botia, Nemacheilus urophthalmus, Nemachilus botius, Nemachilus urophthalmus, Noemacheilus urophthalmus, Paracanthocobitis urophthalma
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 4 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Endangered (EN)
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