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Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information
 
Schistura fasciolata
Striped Loach
 
Animal Group: Freshwater Fish
淡水魚類
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Balitoridae
Other Name(s): Noemacheilus fasciolatus
Description: The Striped Loach has a cylindrical and elongated body. The posterior half of the body (posterior to dorsal fin) is covered with small scales. A pair of eyes is located at the dorsal position of the depressed head and 3 pairs of barbels are found about its ventral mouth. Its pectoral and pelvic fins are arranged in a horizontal plane. The body color is greyish yellow and becomes greyish white at its abdomen. The fish is characterized by 8 to 19 distinct dark brown to black vertical bars across the body and a noticeable black vertical bar at the base of its truncated caudal fin. The origins of dorsal and pelvic fins are almost opposite.
Conservation Status
AFCD Assessment
  • Common
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status
  • Least Concern
Distribution
Distribution in Hong Kong
  • Widespread in reservoir catchments and upland streams.
Global Distribution
  • Southern China.
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References
  • Lam, K. S. (2002). Freshwater Fish in Hong Kong. Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong.
  • Lee, V. L. F., Lam, S. K. S., Ng, F. K. Y., Chan, T. K. T. and Young, M. L. C. (2004). Field Guide to the Freshwater Fish of Hong Kong.Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Friends of the Country Parks and Cosmos Books Ltd., Hong Kong
  • Man, S.H. and Hodgkiss, I.J. (1981). Hong Kong Freshwater Fishes. The Urban Council, Hong Kong.