Leptobarbus hosii explained

Leptobarbus hosii, the Sayan Barb, also locally called as Piam and Temopong, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Leptobarbus from freshwater habitats in northern Borneo in southeast Asia. However, a previously unknown population has been recorded in West Kalimantan.[1] Named in honor of Charles Hose (1863–1929), British colonial administrator in Borneo, zoologist and ethnologist, who collected the type specimen.[2]

Description

Little is known of the species except for its appearance.[3] The fins are red to maroon, while near the gill plate and above the pelvic fin there is a black vertical spot. It does not have a black lateral line running along its body, unlike L. melanotaenia and L. rubripinna.

Maxing out at 8.5 cm,[4] it is possibly the smallest member of its genus.

Notes and References

  1. Haryono . 2020-07-01 . Fish community structure and distribution at Lake Siawan, West Kalimantan, Indonesia . IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science . 535 . 1 . 012051 . 10.1088/1755-1315/535/1/012051 . 225362223 . 1755-1307. free .
  2. Web site: Order CYPRINIFORMES: Families LEPTOBARBIDAE, XENOCYPRIDIDAE and TINCIDAE . 8 March 2021 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Leptobarbus hosii . 2023-01-29 . Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS) . en.
  4. Web site: Leptobarbus hosii . 2023-01-29 . www.fishbase.se.