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Scientific name: Liniparhomaloptera disparis disparis (Lin, 1934)
Common name: Broken band hillstream loach, Lizard fish
Synonyms: Liniparhomaloptera disparis, Homaloptera disparis, Parahomaloptera disparis
Distribution: China
Sexual Dimorphism: Females are more plump than males and tend to be larger in size.
Maximum size: 2 inches
Similar to: Other Liniparhomaloptera species and Vanmanenia species. May be easily confused with Glaniopsis multiradiata <(LINK)
Care: Typical hillstream loach conditions. This species needs clean, well oxygenated water with a strong flow. There should be plenty of of flat stones on which this fish can rest. Some hiding places are also appreciated. While plants are not found extensively in its habitat of swift flowing, rocky bottomed hillstreams, L. disparis will use them for resting and grazing in the aquarium. Lighting should be strong enough to encourage some algae growth.This fish will do well in a river tank mixed with other hillstreams as well as danios, barbs, rasboras or white clouds.
Feeding: Liniparhomaloptera disparis eats a wide variety of foods in the aquarium. Bloodworms, brine shrimp, most pelleted foods, as well as blanched spinach and kale leaves will be readily accepted. Some algae is also important in the diet.
Water parameters: pH:6.4 -7.5 . Hardness: medium . Max dh:
Temperature: 68 ºF to 76 ºF (20-25°C)
Breeding: This species has been bred in the aquarium.
Notes: This species is most commonly imported as a contaminant in shipments of Rhinogobius duospilus, the White-cheeked Goby. >LINK to Fishbase? It is unfortunate that this species is not regularly imported since it is an attractive, active addition to the aquarium that will readily breed, if the proper river tank conditions are provided.
The female will swim about the tank, burying her snout in the substate in order to find the proper nesting site. She then, flanked by the male or males, begins digging a depression in the gravel. Often times a nest site will be abandoned and another site chosen. The male will harass the female, while she is digging the nest, by prodding her in the abdomen with his snout. He will then enter the nest and fertilize the eggs which are the size of a (.). After the spawning is completed, the female takes great care to fill in the depression so that it is level with the surrounding substrate. In 10-14 days the fry emerge from the gravel and begin to graze on the rocks and plant leaves. In 4 months the young will grow to about 1.5" and will be sexually mature at 6 months.
This species has been for several years mis-identified in fish-keeping literature as Homaloptera zollingeri. <(LINK)
Caption:
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption:
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption:
Credit: Jim Powers
Caption:
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption: Liniparhomaloptera disparis spawning.
Credit: Jim Powers
Caption: L. disparis Female with fry at lower right of picture.
Credit: Martin Thoene
Caption: Liniparhomaloptera disparis
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption: Liniparhomaloptera disparis
Credit: Mian
Scientific name: Liniparhomaloptera disparis disparis (Lin, 1934)
Common name: Broken band hillstream loach, Lizard fish
Synonyms: Liniparhomaloptera disparis, Homaloptera disparis, Parahomaloptera disparis
Distribution: China
Sexual Dimorphism: Females are more plump than males and tend to be larger in size.
Maximum size: 2 inches
Similar to: Other Liniparhomaloptera species and Vanmanenia species. May be easily confused with Glaniopsis multiradiata <(LINK)
Care: Typical hillstream loach conditions. This species needs clean, well oxygenated water with a strong flow. There should be plenty of of flat stones on which this fish can rest. Some hiding places are also appreciated. While plants are not found extensively in its habitat of swift flowing, rocky bottomed hillstreams, L. disparis will use them for resting and grazing in the aquarium. Lighting should be strong enough to encourage some algae growth.This fish will do well in a river tank mixed with other hillstreams as well as danios, barbs, rasboras or white clouds.
Feeding: Liniparhomaloptera disparis eats a wide variety of foods in the aquarium. Bloodworms, brine shrimp, most pelleted foods, as well as blanched spinach and kale leaves will be readily accepted. Some algae is also important in the diet.
Water parameters: pH:6.4 -7.5 . Hardness: medium . Max dh:
Temperature: 68 ºF to 76 ºF (20-25°C)
Breeding: This species has been bred in the aquarium.
Notes: This species is most commonly imported as a contaminant in shipments of Rhinogobius duospilus, the White-cheeked Goby. >LINK to Fishbase? It is unfortunate that this species is not regularly imported since it is an attractive, active addition to the aquarium that will readily breed, if the proper river tank conditions are provided.
The female will swim about the tank, burying her snout in the substate in order to find the proper nesting site. She then, flanked by the male or males, begins digging a depression in the gravel. Often times a nest site will be abandoned and another site chosen. The male will harass the female, while she is digging the nest, by prodding her in the abdomen with his snout. He will then enter the nest and fertilize the eggs which are the size of a (.). After the spawning is completed, the female takes great care to fill in the depression so that it is level with the surrounding substrate. In 10-14 days the fry emerge from the gravel and begin to graze on the rocks and plant leaves. In 4 months the young will grow to about 1.5" and will be sexually mature at 6 months.
This species has been for several years mis-identified in fish-keeping literature as Homaloptera zollingeri. <(LINK)
Caption:
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption:
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption:
Credit: Jim Powers
Caption:
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption: Liniparhomaloptera disparis spawning.
Credit: Jim Powers
Caption: L. disparis Female with fry at lower right of picture.
Credit: Martin Thoene
Caption: Liniparhomaloptera disparis
Credit: Mark Macdonald
Caption: Liniparhomaloptera disparis
Credit: Mian
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Yes, there you are going to need something sorted i guess. Not sure if there's more. Cobitis taenia has lots of regional variants, no doubt some with suffix names. Basically irrelevant because it's not a suitable aquarium resident anyway and covering the subspecies would just be analWe have two so far:
C. taenia taenia,
L. disparis disparis
Are there others you know of? We will have to develop a protocol for how the database will handle them...
Executive decision time. If it won't fit your database "as is" then designate it a "Schistura unknown" # and re-title it, re-caption it so, etc. But put a note in somewhere that it is probably related to kohchangensis.Also is Schistura cf. kohchangensis one of the 'unknowns' we've done, or does it need to join the group?
That way it fitsin with the others.
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