Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Squalidus: Latin, squalidus = pale, weak + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Nichols & Pope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Nam Ma basin in Laos, northern Viet Nam and Hainan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26563); common length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840); max. published weight: 19.37 g (Ref. 124726)
Anal fin with 6 1/2 branched rays; body with 2 vague stripes; lips thin, narrow, smooth (Ref. 43281).
Inhabits streams with sandy to muddy substrate (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2001. Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p. (Ref. 43281)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Tools
Fatal error: Uncaught mysqli_sql_exception: Too many connections in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php:2004
Stack trace:
#0 /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php(2004): mysqli->__construct()
#1 /var/www/html/summary/speciessummary.php(1812): checkRecordDisplayFBQuizV2()
#2 {main}
thrown in /var/www/html/includes/speciessummary.lib.php on line 2004