Coolie loach
Pangio kuhlii
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The kuhli loach comes from Southeast Asia — Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Malaysia. It has an eel-like body, pink or yellowish, with dark vertical bars. Nocturnal, it spends the day buried or hidden. It can live more than 10 years. It reaches about 8 to 12 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pangio kuhlii
- Family
- Cobitidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Freshwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Cobitidae
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Synonyms
- Acanthophtalmus kuhli, Acanthophthalmus fasciatus, Acanthophthalmus kuhli, Acanthophthalmus kuhlii, Acanthophthalmus kuhlii sumatranus, Acanthophthalmus myersi, Acanthophthalmus semicinctus, Acanthophthalmus sumatranus, Acanthopthalmus semicinctus, Acantophthalmus fasciatus, Cobitis kuhlii, Pangio fasciatus, Pangio myersi, Pangio semicincta, Pangio semicinctus
Origin
- Native region
- Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24–30 °C
- pH
- 5.5–6.5
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 12 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Bottom
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Egg scatterer
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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