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IMG_8010(W) Black Kuhli Loach (Pangio oblonga)
Location: Peninsular Malaysia
Distribution: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Malay Peninsula. Also reported in Myanmar, India, and Bangladesh.
Other common names: Chocolate Kuhli, Cinnamon Loach, Java Loach.
Synonym: Cobitis oblonga Valenciennes, 1846; Acanthophthalmus javanicus Bleeker, 1860; Acantophthalmus javanicus van Hasselt, 1823 (nomen nudum)
Habitat: Most commonly found in shallow, slow-moving sections of forest streams or other calm habitats such as swamps, oxbows, and backwaters.
Many such environments are associated with ancient peat swamps and contain black water although it’s also found in clear waters which may or may not be tannin-stained to some extent.
IMG_8010(W) Black Kuhli Loach (Pangio oblonga)
Location: Peninsular Malaysia
Distribution: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and Malay Peninsula. Also reported in Myanmar, India, and Bangladesh.
Other common names: Chocolate Kuhli, Cinnamon Loach, Java Loach.
Synonym: Cobitis oblonga Valenciennes, 1846; Acanthophthalmus javanicus Bleeker, 1860; Acantophthalmus javanicus van Hasselt, 1823 (nomen nudum)
Habitat: Most commonly found in shallow, slow-moving sections of forest streams or other calm habitats such as swamps, oxbows, and backwaters.
Many such environments are associated with ancient peat swamps and contain black water although it’s also found in clear waters which may or may not be tannin-stained to some extent.