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Lefua costata (Kessler, 1876)

Eightbarbel loach
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Russian Federation country information

Common names: Eightbarbel loach, Eight-whiskered stone loach, Vos'miusyi golets
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Amur basin, Sakhalin and rivers flowing into Peter the Great Bay (Ref. 26334). Also found in Lake Khanka basin and Sungari River basin (Ref. 1441). This has been translocated to some areas within the country unintentionally where it has locally established self-sustaining populations (Ref. 45022). Also Ref. 37812. nEurRus
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rs.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Bogutskaya, N.G. and A.M. Naseka, 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Lefua: A Niuean word that means "kingship", "royalty".

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

Freshwater; demersal; non-migratory.   Temperate; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 2060)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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