Acanthocobitis pictilis Kottelat, 2012

Description


Can be diagnosed by, among other characters, having the following characters: color pattern consisting dark brown triangular Tern saddles in the lower half of the body, strongly slanted anteriorly and becoming almost vertical posteriorly, becoming paler in the middle, and forming pairs of narrow saddles in large individuals; lateral line complete; and dorsa fin with 12 ½ or 13 ½ branched rays (Ref. 90177).

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Acanthocobitis

Species: Acanthocobitis pictilis Kottelat, 2012

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Asia: Ataran drainage in Myanmar and Mae Klong drainage in Thailand.
  • Biology


    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat


    demersal