Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic; amphidromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Asia: Sri Lanka to New Guinea (Ref. 12693). Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371)
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)
Found in streams and rivers. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Usually associated with streams having a gravel or sand substrates. Feeds mainly on filamentous algae and Diptera (Ref. 6028) and also small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 12693). Not seen in market, but probably sold fresh (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Pethiyagoda, R., 1991. Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
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