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Acantopsis choirorhynchos in China
Horseface loach

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Acantopsis choirorhynchos   (Bleeker, 1854)
Family:	Cobitidae (Loaches) , subfamily: Cobitinae			picture (Accho_u1.jpg) by Wickham, M.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Horseface loach
Max. size:	30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4832)
Environment:	demersal
Climate:	tropical
Global Importance:	fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia (Sumatra and Java), Borneo, and Viet Nam (Ref. 4832). Known from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336).
Biology:	Occurs in swift, clear streams with sandy or gravelly bottom; also found in large rivers. Burrows into the bottom (Ref. 4832). Enters flooded fields (Ref. 12975). Found in the basin-wide mainstream of the lower Mekong (Ref. 36667)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)
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China country information
Common names:	马头小刺眼鳅, 馬頭小刺眼鰍		Ref:  Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Needs a better reference.
States/Provinces:
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Chinese Academy of Fishery Science (CAFS), 2007
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	Entered:  Garilao, Cristina V.

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