Lepidocephalichthys guntea, also known as guntea loach, scavenger loach or peppered loach, [2] is a species of cobitid loach native to southern and south-eastern Asia. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.

Jan 6, 2007 · Lepidocephalichthys guntea is found in flowing or clear standing waters with pebble to stone/sand substrates. With their wide area of distribution, variants in patterns can often be found. The "leucistic" form is primarily white. Click to view all images of this species!

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Sep 3, 2007 · Inhabits slow-moving, shallow waters of canals and inundated floodplains. Often found on or in muddy substrates. Lives in swamps and rivers including peats. Also found in mountain streams, prefers small gravel/sand substrates. Click to view all images of this species!

Pectoral fin with an osseous spine in males. Facultative air-breathing (Ref. 126274); Found in flowing or even clear standing waters. Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran, 1991. Inland fishes of …

Demersal and potamodromous and feeds on insects larvae and bottom detritus (Kibria, 2007). It streams of Mymensingh, Sylhet, Dinajpur and Rangpur (Rahman, 1989). Good fish as food, not very costly fish. The species rear in aquarium as an ornamental fish.

Common names: Gutum, Gutia, Gorkun, Poa, Puiya (Bangladesh); Guntea loach (Fishbase). Distribution: Pakistan; Northern India; Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand and Bangladesh (Talwar and Jhingran, 1991). Conservation status: Non threatened. Body elongated and laterally compressed. Dorsal and ventral profile almost straight and parallel.

Lepidocephalichthys guntea, the Guntea loach, is a species of cobitid loach native to southern and southeastern Asia. This species reaches a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL. It uses its intestines to breath, which gives it the ability to adapt to live in a variety of stagnant and flowing environments. This fish is found in the aquarium trade.

Jun 16, 2024 · Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton, 1822) is a significant native fish of the Cobitidae family. They are abundant in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, northern Nepal, Myanmar, and Thailand (Kottelat, 1989).