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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Epalzeorhynchos: Greek, epalzes, -es, -es = curative + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12. Tropical; 24°C - 27°C (Ref. 30491)
Asia: Mekong, Chao Phraya and Xe Bangfai basins (Ref. 27732) and Maeklong basin (Ref. 28024).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 1672)
Has a greenish brown body with a large black blotch at the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 27732). Dorsal, anal and pelvic fins red with slightly dusky black color; 10-11 branched dorsal rays; 40-45 gill rakers on anterior side of first arch (Ref. 12693).
Observed over sandy substrate (Ref. 27732). Found near any type of solid surface at midwater and bottom depths in streams and rivers. Moves into seasonally flooded habitats and returns to the rivers as floodwaters recede. Feeds on algae, periphyton, phytoplankton and some zooplankton. Popular in aquarium trade (Ref. 12693). Aquarium keeping: minimum aquarium size 120 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Kottelat, M., 1998. Fishes of the Nam Theun and Xe Bangfai basins, Laos, with diagnoses of twenty-two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Cobitidae, Coiidae and Odontobutidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(1):1-128. (Ref. 27732)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Acuario: Comercial
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