Spotted thorn eye
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Spotted thorn eye ( Pangio kuhlii ) |
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The spotted thorn-eye ( Pangio kuhlii ) is a small, elongated, nocturnal freshwater fish from the loach family . It is native to Southeast Asia , the south of the Malay Peninsula , Sumatra , Kalimantan, and Java . There should also be a population in Vietnam . The animals are popular freshwater ornamental fish. The species was named after the German zoologist Heinrich Kuhl (1797–1821).
features
The spotted thorn eye is up to eight centimeters long. Its scaly body is yellowish to salmon-colored and is patterned by 15 to 20 dark brown to black transverse bands. The first three are upside down. The cross bands can be divided in the middle by a light line, the gaps are narrower than the cross bands. The underside of the animals is light. Thorn eyes have three pairs of barbels . The anal fin begins behind the end of the dorsal fin .
- Fin formula : dorsal 2 / 6–8, anal 1–2 / 5–7, ventral 1/5, pectoral 1 / 9–10
The distinction between the sexes is rarely possible on the somewhat more rounded body shape of the females. In addition, males are more intense in color than females. The blue-green spawn is released into the free water and adheres to the substrate.
Subspecies
- Pangio kuhlii kuhlii
- Pangio kuhlii myersi
- Sumatran thorn-eye ( Pangio kuhlii sumatranus )
literature
- Günther Sterba : The world's freshwater fish. 2nd Edition. Urania, Leipzig / Jena / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-332-00109-4 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans A. Baensch , Rüdiger Riehl: Aquariums Atlas, Volume 4 . Mergus Verlag, 1996, ISBN 3-88244-105-4 , p. 160.
- ^ Hans W. Kothe: 250 aquarium fish . Kosmos (Franckh-Kosmos) Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-440-10646-4 . Page 94
- ↑ Spotted Thorn Eye. Retrieved June 27, 2018 .
