Leptobotia elongata
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Botiidae |
| Genus: | Leptobotia |
| Species: | L. elongata |
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| Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870) | |
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Leptobotia elongata, the imperial flower loach, elongate loach or royal clown loach, is a species of botiid fish found in flowing water in the upper and middle Yangtze basin in China.[1][2][3] It is the largest species in the family, reaching up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) in length and 3 kg (6 lb 10 oz) in weight.[4][5] Formerly common, the numbers of this Vulnerable species have declined because of overfishing, dams (limiting its breeding migration), habitat loss and pollution.[1] The species is bred in captivity and a stocking project has been in place since 2010.[5][6] It is sometimes kept in aquariums, but require a very large tank.[2][3]
Adults migrate upstream to spawn between March and May.[4] They have been recorded feeding on fish, shrimp, gammarids, benthic invertebrates, aquatic insect larvae, mollusks, plankton and phytodetritus.[5] The feeding preference depends on size: Individuals less than 11 cm (4.3 in) long mainly take benthic invertebrates and aquatic insect larvae, while larger individuals mainly feed on fish and shrimp.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Huckstorf, V. (2013). "Leptobotia elongata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013 e.T166035A1107235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T166035A1107235.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- 1 2 "'Leptobotia elongata". SeriouslyFish. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Leptobotia elongata". Loaches Online. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptobotia elongata". FishBase. March 2017 version.
- 1 2 3 4 Li, L.; Q. Wei Wei; J. Ming Wu; H. Zhang; Y. Liu; X. Xie (2015). "Diet of Leptobotia elongata revealed by stomach content analysis and inferred from stable isotope signatures". Environ Biol Fish. 98 (8): 1965–1978. Bibcode:2015EnvBF..98.1965L. doi:10.1007/s10641-015-0414-4.
- ↑ Yang, K.; Zeng, R.; Gan, W.; Deng, L.; and Song, Z. (2016). "Otolith fluorescent and thermal marking of elongate loach (Leptobotia elongata) at early life stages". Environ Biol Fish. 99 (8–9): 8–9. Bibcode:2016EnvBF..99..687Y. doi:10.1007/s10641-016-0509-6.