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Aborichthys kailashi

Aborichthys kailashi

Aborichthys kailashi

Not Evaluated Freshwater
Maximale Länge
11,300000190734863 cm
Färbung
Medium brown body with boldly …
Tiefenbereich
0-1m
Familie

Über

A small loach named after Kailash, from swift mountain streams of northeastern India. Characteristic hillstream adaptations including a depressed body form and modified pectoral fins for substrate adhesion.

Physical Description

Measurement Value
Maximum Length 11,300000190734863 cm
Tiefenbereich 0-1m

Coloration

Medium brown body with boldly contrasting dark brown saddle-bands separated by pale yellowish-tan interspaces; fins spotted to banded; high-altitude stream adaptation; belly pale whitish-cream.

Habitat & Distribution

Mountain streams of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Fast-flowing, clear, cold hillstreams with rocky substrates at moderate elevations.

Wassertyp
Freshwater
Tiefenbereich
0-1m

Verbreitungsgebiet

Described from the Dikrong River system in Arunachal Pradesh, a northern tributary of the Brahmaputra in northeastern India. Found in swift, clear hill streams with rocky and gravelly substrates in submontane forest zones.

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Speisefisch & Küche

Geschmack
A hillstream loach from Northeast India, named after a collecting expedition; not consumed. A rare, bottom-dwelling stream fish with no culinary significance or commercial fishery value.

Taxonomy

Ordnung Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows)
Familie Nemacheilidae (Stone Loaches)
Arten Aborichthys kailashi

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Can you eat Aborichthys kailashi?
A hillstream loach from Northeast India, named after a collecting expedition; not consumed. A rare, bottom-dwelling stream fish with no culinary significance or commercial fishery value.
How big does Aborichthys kailashi get?
Aborichthys kailashi can grow up to 11.300000190734863 cm long.
Where is Aborichthys kailashi found?
Described from the Dikrong River system in Arunachal Pradesh, a northern tributary of the Brahmaputra in northeastern India. Found in swift, clear hill streams with rocky and gravelly substrates in submontane forest zones. Mountain streams of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India. Fast-flowing, clear, cold hillstreams with rocky substrates at moderate elevations.
What family does Aborichthys kailashi belong to?
Aborichthys kailashi (Aborichthys kailashi) belongs to the family Nemacheilidae (Stone Loaches) in the order Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows).

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