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Cyclocheilichthys heteronema

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Cyclocheilichthys heteronema
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyclocheilichthys
Species:
C. heteronema
Binomial name
Cyclocheilichthys heteronema
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Barbus heteronema Bleeker, 1854
  • Oxybarbus heteronema (Bleeker, 1854)

Cyclocheilichthys heteronema is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyclocheilichthys. They inhabit freshwater bodies of water in the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins.

Description

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Growing to the maximum length of 12 cm, it is among the smallest of its genus.

A plainly colored fish but some freshly caught specimens may show a slightly bluish sheen.

A close view of the branched maxillary barbels of C. heteronema

Its most unique characteristic is their impressively branched maxillary barbels, which they use to sift through the muddy or silty bottoms of rivers for food.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Cyclocheilichthys heteronema". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-02-15.