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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database
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General Information
Schistura fasciolata
Striped Loach
Animal Group:
Freshwater Fish
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:
Balitoridae
Other Name(s):
Noemacheilus fasciolatus
Description:
The Striped Loach has a cylindrical and elongated body. The posterior half of the body (posterior to dorsal fin) is covered with small scales. A pair of eyes is located at the dorsal position of the depressed head and 3 pairs of barbels are found about its ventral mouth. Its pectoral and pelvic fins are arranged in a horizontal plane. The body color is greyish yellow and becomes greyish white at its abdomen. The fish is characterized by 8 to 19 distinct dark brown to black vertical bars across the body and a noticeable black vertical bar at the base of its truncated caudal fin. The origins of dorsal and pelvic fins are almost opposite.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Status
Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
Widespread in reservoir catchments and upland streams.
Global Distribution
Southern China.
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References
More on Freshwater Fish in HK
Lam, K. S. (2002).
Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong.
Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004).
Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
Man, S.H. and Hodgkiss, I.J. (1981).
Hong Kong Freshwater Fishes.
The Urban Council, Hong Kong.
