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Ambastaia nigrolineata

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Species of loach fish

Ambastaia nigrolineata
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Ambastaia
Species: A. nigrolineata
Binomial name
Ambastaia nigrolineata
(Chu & Kottelat, 1987)
Synonyms
  • Botia nigrolineata Kottelat & Chu, 1987
  • Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata (Kottelat & Chu, 1987)

Ambastaia nigrolineata is a vulnerable species of loach found in the Mekong basin in Southeast Asia and China. It occurs in clear, fast-flowing riffles and hillstreams with moderate currents and substrates composed primarily of sand. It is known to feed on insect larvae and other benthic organisms.

Ambastaia nigrolineata reaches 8 cm (3.1 inches) in standard length. It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, but it has historically been confused with the only other species in the genus, the similar A. sidthimunki.

References

  1. ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Yasuhikotakia nigrolineata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. IUCN: e.T187923A1835517. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187923A1835517.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ambastaia nigrolineata". FishBase. May 2015 version.
Taxon identifiers
Ambastaia nigrolineata
Botia nigrolineata
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