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Lepidocephalus macrochir (Bleeker, 1854)

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Indonesia country information

Common names: Indonesian spirit loach
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in Sumatra and western Borneo (Ref. 26580).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Indonesian spirit loach, 鳞头鳅, Pikkuim-viduhink, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Lepidocephalus: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, kephale = head (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Issue
Lepidocephalus pahangensis (de Beaufort, 1933) and Lepidocephalus pallens (Vaillant, 1902) are valid species (Ref. 95334)

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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