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Acanthopsoides delphax Siebert, 1991

Description

Has a long and pointed snout (snout length 1.9-2.1 times in head length); a usually faint color pattern; two small, faint, longitudinally elongated, black blotches at the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 27732); eye in posterior half of head (Ref.12693).

Common Names

  • Sekavec řadoskvrnný , Czech , Czechia
  • Tõngur-koonhink , Estonian , Estonia

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Cypriniformes

    Family: Cobitidae

    Genus: Acanthopsoides

    Species: Acanthopsoides delphax Siebert, 1991

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Asia: Mekong, Salween and Chao Phraya basins.

    • Biology

    Inhabits rivers with slow current and muddy to sandy substrate (Ref. 27732). Feeds on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 12693).

    Habitat

    demersal