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Beardless loach
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 9:08 pm
by Bagrus dude
Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli
From: Edds, DR & HH Ng, 2007. Additions to the ichthyofauna of Nepal, with a redescription of
Neoeucirrhichthys maydelli (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 18: 125–132.
Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 11:09 pm
by Martin Thoene
Hmmm...interesting HH. Seems to have residual barbels at the corner of the mouth.
Martin.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 3:01 am
by Bagrus dude
That's just the very large skin flap at the rictus (corner of the mouth). There is also an apparently undescribed species from Bangladesh:
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:24 am
by Martin Thoene
It would be nice to see a live picture.
Martin.
Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:38 pm
by Bagrus dude
They're not particularly colorful when alive. Very much like Acanthopsoides.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:44 am
by Mark in Vancouver
Barbels absent? I'm anxious to see more.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:09 am
by Graeme Robson
Interesting looking chap!
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 5:48 am
by Bagrus dude
Here's a schematic illustration of the oral region. No barbels, as you can see.
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:56 pm
by Emma Turner
Thanks for posting these, HH.
You must know us loach nuts don't mind 'not colourful', so if you
do have any live pics.....
Emma
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:16 am
by Bagrus dude
The Edds & Ng Nepal fish paper is downloadable
here.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 9:51 am
by mistergreen
I checked the paper to see what their diet may be but couldn't find it..
The barbles are important in finding food i'd imagine so I guess this species doesn't need it because of the diet and clear water that they live in?
It's like the mouths of the hillstream loaches.