Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
; المياه العذبة; مياه مخلوطة قاعية التغذية و المعيشة; سمكة نهرية (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Asia: Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan (Ref. 4832) and Sri Lanka (Ref. 6028). Reported from Myanmar (Ref. 57739) and Thailand (Ref. 9648).
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.0 cm TL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 1479); أعلا وزن تم نشرة: 1.4 kg (Ref. 1479)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع): 3; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع): 8; شوكة شرجية 2; أشعه شرجية لينه: 5. Body oblong, head, small, barbels 2 pairs. Maxillary pair longer than orbit, rostral pair shorter.
Adults occur in rivers, streams, lakes and backwaters. Tolerant of salinity. They form schools in groups of four or five to several dozens (Ref. 6028). Feed on aquatic insects, fish, algae and shrimps. Spawn in running waters among submerged boulders and vegetation (Ref. 4832). Small fish have limited demand in the aquarium trade.
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Pethiyagoda, R., 1991. Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
استخدامات بشرية
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