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Laides longibarbis (Fowler, 1934) |
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| Johnny Jensen's Photographic Library (1) Zhou Hang (1) |
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Description: This genera has a posterier nostril located near anterior nostril. Barbels are ribbon shaped, with a mandibular and a mental pair on lower jaw. 6 pelvic fin rays. There are two species in this genus. L. hexanema and L. longibarbus. Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 41 - 47; Vertebrae: 44 - 46. Compared to L.hexanema, this species differs in having a longer anal fin base (38.6-41.5% SL versus 34.8-37.9) with more anal fin rays (41-47 versus 39-42), a smaller eye (eye diameter 20.1-23.6% HL versus 28.6-38.5) and a larger interorbital distance (47.0-55.6% HL versus 37.9-47.3). Habitat: Inhabit large rivers with turbid and slow or standing waters. Diet: Feeds on fishes and zooplankton. Reproduction: Oviparous, eggs are unguarded. Etymology: The genus name Laides: –ides, descendant of: replacement name for Lais Bleeker 1858, preoccupied by Lais Gistel 1848 in Tunicata (Lais is Sundanese name for L. hexanema). The specific name longibarbis: Long barbels. Remarks: This species was redescribed by Ng. H.H. in 1999 (Formerly in the Schilbeidae family). |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Pangasius longibarbis |
Family: |
Ailiidae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong, Mehklong, and Chao Phraya River basins. Type locality: Me Kong at Chieng Sen, North Siam. |
Size: |
14.0cm. (5½ins) |
Temp: |
22-26°C (71-79°F) |
p.H. |
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6.0-7.0. |
Reference: |
Froese,
R. and D. Pauly.
Editors. 2009. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic
publication. www.fishbase.org, version (11/2009). |
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