Stats

Lifespan

10-14 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Social

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Swimming

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Rare

About

This slender, eel-like fish dwells in the shaded gravel beds of Malaysian brooks. It possesses sensitive barbels around its mouth to detect tiny prey hidden in the dark substrate.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling fry

   A tiny fry hatches with a yolk sac and begins free-swimming once the sac is absorbed.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile takes on adult body shape and feeds on small prey, often in nursery waters.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Cypriniformes

Family

Cobitidae

Genus

Pangio

Species

Pangio semicincta