Aborichthys verticauda

Not Evaluated Freshwater

Maksimum Boy

7,75 cm

Renk

Olive-yellow body with dark brown …

Familya

Nemacheilidae

Hakkında

A hillstream loach with a distinctive vertical tail pattern, found in fast-flowing hill streams of northeastern India. Adapted for life in high-gradient streams with strong current.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	7,75 cm

Coloration

Olive-yellow body with dark brown bands that taper from dorsal surface and do not fully encircle the body; tail region bands become narrower and more vertically oriented; ventral side pale cream.

Habitat & Distribution

Fast-flowing hill streams of northeastern India. Swift mountain rivers with clear, cold, well-oxygenated water over rocky substrates; found in Arunachal Pradesh.

Su Tipi

Freshwater

Coğrafi Dağılım

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Yenirlik ve Mutfak

Tat

A small hillstream loach from Northeast India; not consumed. Named for its distinctive vertical tail pattern; of purely ichthyological and biogeographic research interest.

Taxonomy

Takım	Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows)
Familya	Nemacheilidae (Stone Loaches)
Türler	Aborichthys verticauda

Sık Sorulan Sorular

Can you eat Aborichthys verticauda?

A small hillstream loach from Northeast India; not consumed. Named for its distinctive vertical tail pattern; of purely ichthyological and biogeographic research interest.

How big does Aborichthys verticauda get?

Aborichthys verticauda can grow up to 7.75 cm long.

Where is Aborichthys verticauda found?

Recorded from hill streams of Manipur State in northeastern India and possibly adjacent Myanmar, within the Chindwin River catchment. Inhabits clear, fast-flowing mountain streams over gravel and rock in the Indo-Burman region. Fast-flowing hill streams of northeastern India. Swift mountain rivers with clear, cold, well-oxygenated water over rocky substrates; found in Arunachal Pradesh.

What family does Aborichthys verticauda belong to?

Aborichthys verticauda (Aborichthys verticauda) belongs to the family Nemacheilidae (Stone Loaches) in the order Cypriniformes (Carps and minnows).