Jonklaas' s loach (Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi)

Scientific name: Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi Deraniyagala, 1956

Jonklaas' s loach (Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi)
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The Jonklaas' s loach (Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi) is a freshwater fish of the family Cobitidae.

Biology

Not enough is known of the biology of this species. Inhabits shallow, slow-flowing rivulets, heavily shaded, with leaf debris. This fish is not visible from the water surface, being concealed beneath leaf debris. It is too rare to be of value to the aquarium trade which in any case exports large numbers of the superficially similar Lepidocephalus thermalis.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi
Family
Cobitidae (Loaches)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory; depth range 0 - ? m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: known only from the type locality in Wilpita, Akuressa in Sri Lanka; recent collections indicate presence of species in the Kalu River basin near Madakada and in the Kanneliya Reserve in the Gin River Basin, Sri Lanka.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN)(B1+2c, C1)
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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