Common names from other countries
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale; pH range: 5.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12. Tropical; 25°C - 30°C (Ref. 1672); 5°N - 5°S
Asia: Endemic to Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo).
Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?, range 20 - ? cm
Max length : 30.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 92922); peso massimo pubblicato: 469.00 g (Ref. 92922)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Body orange with 3 black bars. Eyes not covered with skin (Ref. 13274).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
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
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Breeding occurs at the beginning of the rainy season in fast flowing rivers (Ref. 1672).
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: elevato interesse commerciale; Acquario: elevato interesse commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01047 (0.00458 - 0.02392), b=2.97 (2.78 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 2.9 ±0.32 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 194 [89, 432] mg/100g; Iron = 1.81 [0.88, 3.48] mg/100g; Protein = 17.4 [15.5, 19.4] %; Omega3 = 0.586 [0.233, 1.446] g/100g; Selenium = 78 [33, 189] μg/100g; VitaminA = 47.8 [13.6, 140.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.9 [1.3, 2.9] mg/100g (wet weight);
