Description

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Common Names

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Banded mountain loach , English , Sri Lanka

Banded Mountain Loach , English , UK

Tiger loach , English , Sri Lanka

Laiksaba-ogatrull , Estonian , Estonia

Kirjonuoliainen , Finnish , Finland

尾斑棘鰍 , Mandarin Chinese , China

尾斑棘鳅 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Vairan ehirava , Sinhalese , Sri Lanka

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Acanthocobitis

Species: Acanthocobitis urophthalmus (Günther, 1868)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Asia: restricted to the south western lowlands from Kelani River to Nilwala River, Sri Lanka.

Biology

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Found in shallow, flowing waters over pebble substrate. Probably feeds on invertebrates and detritus. A hardy species that is among the favorites in the aquarium fish trade.

Habitat

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demersal