Burmese loach (Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei)

Scientific name: Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei Blyth, 1860

Burmese loach (Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei)

The Burmese loach (Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei) is a freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae. Native range: Asia, India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, peninsular Thailand, Salween, Chao Phraya, Mekong and Meklong basins. In the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya and China.

Biology

Body depth equal from head to caudal base; pectoral rays 7-8 of male fused, forming a cylindrical ray-like structure much thicker than other rays; large black spot on the upper half of caudal base; body yellowish to brown with varying from finely speckled to coarsely spotted but always with a midlateral series of large, irregular blotches.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei
Family
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
8.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, peninsular Thailand, Salween, Chao Phraya, Mekong and Meklong basins. In the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya and China.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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