Acantopsis choirorhynchos

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	COBITIDAE

Scientific Name:

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

Species Authority:

(Bleeker, 1854)

Common Name/s:

English

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Horse face loach

Taxonomic Notes:

Given that the taxonomy/geographic diversity of the group is quite poorly studied, and that populations from Sabah (Malaysian Borneo), Manipur (India) and Thailand have been described to science (as A. octoactinotos, A. multistigmatus and A. thiemmedhi, respectively) quite recently it would seem likely that additional new species would result from any detailed study. It is probable that the species represents a cluster of undescribed species (Seriously Fish 2011).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Ng, H.H.
Reviewer/s:	Allen, D. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s:
Justification: A widespread species with no known major widespread threats, it is considered Least Concern at present, however the species is in need of taxonomic revision and it should be reassessed when this is undertaken.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The species was described from the confluence of the Lamatang and Enim rivers, Palambang Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The species has an apparently large distribution extending across the majority of Indochina and beyond, including records from Malaysia (Peninsular and Borneo), Thailand, Myanmar, northeastern India, southern China, Viet Nam and Lao PDR (Talwar and Jhingran 1991; Seriously Fish 2011). In southeast Asia, the species is known from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins.
Countries:	Native: India (Assam); Indonesia (Jawa, Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Thailand; Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Inhabits swift, clear streams with sandy or gravelly bottom; also found in large rivers; burrows into the bottom and enters flooded fields (Talwar and Jhingran 1991). Found in the basin-wide mainstream of the lower Mekong. The general colour and marking serve to afford the fish concealment in clear, shallow, sandy streams (Pantalu 1986). Acantopsis species are near-exclusive inhabitants of flowing river channels with substrates of sand, fine gravel or mud but are known to migrate into temporarily flooded zones during the wet months of the year (Seriously Fish 2011).
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Inhabits swift, clear streams with sandy or gravelly bottom; also found in large rivers; burrows into the bottom and enters flooded fields (Talwar and Jhingran 1991). Found in the basin-wide mainstream of the lower Mekong. The general colour and marking serve to afford the fish concealment in clear, shallow, sandy streams (Pantalu 1986).

Acantopsis species are near-exclusive inhabitants of flowing river channels with substrates of sand, fine gravel or mud but are known to migrate into temporarily flooded zones during the wet months of the year (Seriously Fish 2011).

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No information available.

Major Threat(s):

No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Research is required to confirm the taxonomic position of sub-populations.

Conservation Actions:

Research is required to confirm the taxonomic position of sub-populations.

Citation:	Ng, H.H. 2012. Acantopsis choirorhynchos. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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