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Chromobotia macracanthus (Bleeker, 1852)

Clown loach
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Indonesia country information

Common names: Entebering, Ikan macan, Ulang uli
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: fairly common (chances are about 50%) | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: restricted | Ref:
Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Known from Sumatra and Borneo. Found in the Kapuas Lakes area in Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Ref. 56749). Recorded from Danau Sentarum National Park in the Kapuas basin, Kalimantan Barat, Borneo (Ref. 56749). Exported in large quantities for the ornamental trade. Individuals larger than 15 cm cannot be exported (Ref. 12217), in an effort to safeguard the breeding stock (Ref. 13274). Also Ref. 26580.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/id.html
National Fisheries Authority:
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

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Botiidae (Pointface loaches) > Botiinae
Etymology:   More on author: Bleeker.

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

; sötvatten bottenlevande; pH range: 5.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12.   Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672); 5°N - 5°S

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Asia: Endemic to Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo).

Length at first maturity / Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 20 - ? cm
Max length : 30.5 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 92922); publicerad maxvikt: 469.00 g (Ref. 92922)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Body orange with 3 black bars. Eyes not covered with skin (Ref. 13274).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Adults are found mostly at the bottom of main river channels, often hiding under rocks, woods, or in mud cavities (Ref. 92922). Juveniles are often found in the floodplains (Ref. 92922). Adults feed on worms, crustaceans and plant matter (Ref. 7020). Aquarium keeping: aggressive; in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 150 cm (Ref. 51539).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Breeding occurs at the beginning of the rainy season in fast flowing rivers (Ref. 1672).

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Kottelat, M., 2004. Botia kubotai, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from the Ataran River basin (Myanmar), with comments on botiine nomenclature and diagnosis of a new genus. Zootaxa 401:1-18. (Ref. 50472)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 November 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fiskeri: mindre kommeriell; Akvarium: kommersiellt viktig
FAO(fiskeri: produktion; publication : search) | FishSource |

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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00420 - 0.02273), b=2.99 (2.79 - 3.19), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.