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Leptobotia elongata

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Species of fish

Leptobotia elongata
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Botiidae
Genus: Leptobotia
Species: L. elongata
Binomial name
Leptobotia elongata
(Bleeker, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Botia elongata Bleeker, 1870

Leptobotia elongata, the imperial flower loach, elongate loach or royal clown loach, is a species of botiid fish found in flowing water in the upper and middle Yangtze basin in China. It is the largest species in the family, reaching up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) in length and 3 kg (6.6 lb) in weight. Formerly common, the numbers of this vulnerable species have declined because of overfishing, dams (limiting its breeding migration), habitat loss and pollution. The species is bred in captivity and a stocking project has been in place since 2010. It is sometimes kept in aquariums, but require a very large tank.

Adults migrate upstream to spawn between March and May. They have been recorded feeding on fish, shrimp, gammarids, benthic invertebrates, aquatic insect larvae, mollusks, plankton and phytodetritus. The feeding preference depends on size: Individuals less than 11 cm (4.3 in) long mainly take benthic invertebrates and aquatic insect larvae, while larger individuals mainly feed on fish and shrimp.

References

  1. ^ Huckstorf, V. (2013). "Leptobotia elongata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T166035A1107235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T166035A1107235.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. ^ SeriouslyFish: Leptobotia elongata. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ Loaches Online: Leptobotia elongata. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptobotia elongata". FishBase. March 2017 version.
  5. ^ Li, L.; Q. Wei Wei; J. Ming Wu; H. Zhang; Y. Liu; & X. Xie (2015). Diet of Leptobotia elongata revealed by stomach content analysis and inferred from stable isotope signatures. Environ Biol Fish 98: 1965–1978. doi:10.1007/s10641-015-0414-4.
  6. Yang, K.; Zeng, R.; Gan, W.; Deng, L.; and Song, Z. (2016). Otolith fluorescent and thermal marking of elongate loach (Leptobotia elongata) at early life stages. Environ Biol Fish 99: 8–9. doi:10.1007/s10641-016-0509-6.
Taxon identifiers
Leptobotia elongata
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