Homalopteroides tweediei (Herre, 1940)

Description


Dorsal and lateral blotches faint with a slightly darker mid-lateral stripe; pectoral fins extending past-pelvic-fin base (Ref. 12693).

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Balitoridae

Genus: Homalopteroides

Species: Homalopteroides tweediei (Herre, 1940)

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


    Biology


    Found in moderate currents with living and dead vegetation. May move into seasonally flooded areas with moderate currents. Probably feeds on small aquatic insects and zooplankton. Not fished commercially (Ref. 12693).

    Habitat


    demersal