Lobocheilos melanotaenia
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A fish from the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong basins, from rivers with rocky bottoms, where it scrapes biofilm from the rocks and leaves visible marks. It makes seasonal migrations.
- Scientific name
- Lobocheilos melanotaenia
- Family
- Cyprinidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Lobocheilos nigrovittatus, Lobocheilus melanotaenia, Tylognathus melanotaenia
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 20–26 °C
- pH
- 6–8
- General hardness (GH)
- 2–12 °dGH
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 20 cm
- Minimum tank (volume)
- 648 L
- Minimum tank (length)
- 180 cm
Behavior
- Social life
- School
- Swimming level
- Bottom
- Diet
- Herbivore
Care
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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