Lepidocephalus is a genus of loaches native to rivers in the Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and Manipur, north east India. Members of this genus are known as "spirit loaches".[1] They resemble the related kuhli loaches and Lepidocephalichthys loaches (some species in the latter genus were formerly placed in Lepidocephalus), but are more robust and generally found deep in large rivers.[1] With little or no light in their habitat, their eyes and pigmentation are reduced to various extent. One species, L. spectrum, completely lacks pigment and eyes, similar to cavefish.[1] They are generally poorly known, but based on the relatively few scientific museum specimens they can reach up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in standard length.[1]
Lepidocephalus spectrumT. R. Roberts, 1989 (Blind spirit loach)
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^ abcdeDeein, G., Tangjitjaroen, W. & Page, L.M. (2014): A revision of the spirit loaches, genus Lepidocephalus (Cypriniformes, Cobitidae). Zootaxa, 3779 (3): 341–352.
^Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). Species of Lepidocephalus in FishBase. May 2017 version.
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lepidocephalus, genus, loaches, native, rivers, southeast, asian, countries, indonesia, malaysia, thailand, manipur, north, east, india, members, this, genus, known, spirit, loaches, they, resemble, related, kuhli, loaches, lepidocephalichthys, loaches, some, . Lepidocephalus is a genus of loaches native to rivers in the Southeast Asian countries of Indonesia Malaysia and Thailand and Manipur north east India Members of this genus are known as spirit loaches 1 They resemble the related kuhli loaches and Lepidocephalichthys loaches some species in the latter genus were formerly placed in Lepidocephalus but are more robust and generally found deep in large rivers 1 With little or no light in their habitat their eyes and pigmentation are reduced to various extent One species L spectrum completely lacks pigment and eyes similar to cavefish 1 They are generally poorly known but based on the relatively few scientific museum specimens they can reach up to 8 cm 3 1 in in standard length 1 Lepidocephalus Lepidocephalus macrochir Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Cypriniformes Family Cobitidae Genus LepidocephalusBleeker 1859 Type species Cobitis macrochirBleeker 1854Species editThere are currently 5 recognized species in this genus 1 2 Lepidocephalus macrochir Bleeker 1854 Indonesian spirit loach Lepidocephalus nanensis Deein Tangjitjaroen amp Page 2014 Thai spirit loach Lepidocephalus pallens Vaillant 1902 Pallid spirit loach Lepidocephalus pahangensis de Beaufort 1933 Pahang spirit loach Lepidocephalus spectrum T R Roberts 1989 Blind spirit loach References edit a b c d e Deein G Tangjitjaroen W amp Page L M 2014 A revision of the spirit loaches genus Lepidocephalus Cypriniformes Cobitidae Zootaxa 3779 3 341 352 Froese Rainer and Pauly Daniel eds 2017 Species of Lepidocephalus in FishBase May 2017 version This Cobitidae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lepidocephalus amp oldid 1181772256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
