/sisoridae/myersglanis/blythii/1.jpg "Myersglanis blythii(1) Dorsal view - Click to enlarge")
 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Myersglanis blythii (Day, 1870) |
| Common Name(s) | None |
| Type Locality | Pharping, Nepal |
| Synonym(s) | Exostoma blythii |
| Pronunciation | my errs glah niss - bl eye th eye |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 73mm (2.9") SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| Identification | Myersglanis are small sized and greatly flattened sisorid fishes in which the dorsal profile rises steadily up to the base of the dorsal fin thereafter nearly straight.Head and anterior part greatly depressed and the tail compressed from side to side. Rayed dorsal fin inserted above half of pectoral fin,nearer to tip of snout than to the caudal base.No spine.Adipose fin long,low and confluent with the caudal. Myersglanis blythii can be identified by a pectoral fin with 10 branched rays and the caudal fin with 15-16 branched rays. The anal fin origin is equidistant from the pelvic fin origin and the caudal fin base. The adipose fin is confluent with the caudal fin. |
| Sexing | Not known. |
| General Remarks | This species has been exported a few times. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | India & Nepal.
Indian waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) Nepal Waters (hover or click on these areas to show maps or find other species found there) |
| Other Parameters | The fish pictured was collected from water with a temperature of 12.2°C and a pH of 8.2. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Feeding | Not known. |
| Furniture | Fine sand for the bottom and smooth pebbles / rocks. |
| Compatibility | Not known. |
| Suggested Tankmates | Cyprinids like Barilius and Danios and Balitorine loaches like Homaloptera species. Other species collected with Myersglanis blythii include Schizothorax richardsoni, Schistura inglisi, Aborithys elongatus,Neolissochilus hexagonolepis,Tor tor and Pseudecheneis sulcatus. |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Further Information | |
| References | The Freshwater Fishes Of The Indian Region (2nd Edition),K.C.Jayaram |
| Registered Keepers | None.  Add this species to your "my cats" page. |
| Breeding Reports | None. |
| More Resources |
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| Last Update | 2011 Jan 27 07:35 (species record created: 2010 Dec 08 13:32) |
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