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Acantopsis choirorhynchos (Bleeker, 1854)

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAcanthopsis choerorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymAcanthopsis choirorhynchos (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymAcanthopsis choirorhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymAcanthopsis choirorrhynchus (Bleeker, 1854)
synonymCobitis choirorhynchos Bleeker, 1854
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Botia
English
  • Banana Fish
  • Horse face loach
  • Horseface loach
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Freshwater
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
Contributors 
Thomas Vattakaven
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY_NC
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    No Data
    📚 Natural History
    Size
    Length can vary from 20 to 30 cms
    Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
    Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Max Length

      4.5 SL (unsexed) 

      Size

      30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; )

      Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
      Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY_NC
      References 
      1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p.
      No Data
      📚 Habitat and Distribution
      General Habitat

      Habitat

      Freshwater
      Freshwater
      Swift, clear streams with sandy or gravelly bottom and rapid rivers
      Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Freshwater. Rivers, streams
        Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
        Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Habitat demersal; freshwater; brackish
          Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
          Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY_NC
          References 
            Description
            Global Distribution

            Borneo, Indonesia (Java, Sumatra), Malaysia,india

            Local Distribution

            Manipur, Assam (Brahmaputra drainage system and rapids)

            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Global Distribution

              Thailand,malayasia,India,Indonesia

              Distribution In India

              Assam, Manipur

              Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
              Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Remark

                Known from Assam

                Occurrence

                native 

                Distribution

                Asia: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia (Sumatra and Java), Borneo, and Viet Nam . Known from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins .

                Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
                Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY_NC
                References 
                1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p.
                No Data
                📚 Occurrence
                No Data
                📚 Demography and Conservation
                Conservation Status

                IUCN Red List Category

                Least Concern
                Least Concern
                IUCN Redlist Category: Least Concern
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Lani Sarma (2016) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Red list Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 1.3
                  Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
                  Attributions Compiled from secondary sources listed in references by Prasad Tonde for the Assam Biodiversity Portal Project.
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Not Evaluated IUCN 2006
                    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
                    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY_NC
                    References 
                    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
                    No Data
                    📚 Uses and Management
                    Uses
                    fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
                    Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
                    Attributions Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2013. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication.; http://www.fishbase.org/Country/CountrySpeciesSummary.php?c_code=356&id=12241, version (12/2013).
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY_NC
                    References 
                    1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
                    No Data
                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. http://www. iucnredlist. org/details/166466/0
                    2. Suebsin Sontirat, Siriluck Tunchareon, and Yananan Soothornkit. Fish Species Diversity in the Areas of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in the five Eastern Provinces of Thailand
                    3. http://eol. org/pages/205886/details
                    Natural History > Size
                    1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p.
                    Habitat and Distribution > Distribution > Description
                    1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p.
                    Demography and Conservation > Conservation Status
                    1. 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
                    Uses and Management > Uses
                    1. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran 1991 Inland fishes of India and adjacent countries. vol 1. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam. 541 p. Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea and W.B. Scott 1991 World fishes important to North Americans. Exclusive of species from the continental waters of the United States and Canada. Am. Fish. Soc. Spec. Publ. (21):243 p.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. http://www. iucnredlist. org/details/166466/0
                    2. Suebsin Sontirat, Siriluck Tunchareon, and Yananan Soothornkit. Fish Species Diversity in the Areas of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in the five Eastern Provinces of Thailand
                    3. http://eol. org/pages/205886/details
                    No Data
                    📚 Meta data
                    No Data
                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomAnimalia
                    PhylumChordata
                    ClassActinopterygii
                    OrderCypriniformes
                    FamilyCobitidae
                    GenusAcantopsis
                    SpeciesAcantopsis choirorhynchos (Bleeker 1854)
                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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