Loach family is a very unique family in the order Cyprinid, China's loach fish can be divided into 3 subfamily, as shown in the figure above, today focus on the subfamily loach.
Loach subfamily are benthic filter-feeding fish, widely distributed in china's river systems, some of which are very diligent native tool fish.
There are 14 genera and 117 species of loach fish in China, including: Apo loach, whisker loach, intersperse loach, northern loach, small loach, striped loach, new loach, ridge loach, sub-loach, heterogeneous loach, southern loach, bulbous loach, plateau loach, Yunnan loach. Today we have selected a number of loach subfamily fish that are widely known to native fish lovers to share with aquarists.
Beautiful loach: Belongs to the genus Of loach in the subfamily Loachidae. It is distributed in the Yuanjiang, PearlJiang, Hanjiang, Jiulongjiang and other river systems, and the Pearl River system is mainly distributed in the West River, Beijiang River and East River. Living in the slow-flowing and still water section of the multi-aquatic grass river, it is a very industrious tool fish, and it is also a rare active member of the loach family, and its swimming body can be seen everywhere, which can clean up the garbage at the bottom or swim to the upper layer to grab food. The type of origin of this species is on Hainan Island.
Short-bodied paraquat: belongs to the genus Sublodon of the subfamily Baroptera subfamily. It is distributed in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and its subsidiary water bodies. It prefers to live in the bottom of rivers or streams, and its diet is mainly benthic invertebrates or insect larvae, etc. The species is territorial and has fierce habits, and should not be polycultured with small fish.
Red-tailed subloach: Belongs to the genus Sublodon of the subfamily Baroptera subfamily. It is distributed in the source stream of the tributaries of the Han River, as well as the damting river, the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and the tributaries along the Du river, jinsha river, Nanpan river, Wei river system, etc. Can be regarded as a long version of the short-body paraquat, the appearance and habits are basically the same as the short-body paraquat, like to live in the cave environment washed by the flowing water, generally in the mountain tributaries are more numerous, when the flood comes, it will swim out to feed on the bait brought by the flood, and usually like to inhabit the rock crevices, stone crevices or backwater bay activities of multiple boulders. It is common for the developed edges of the lower jaw to scrape food on rocks, but the more food in the intestinal tubes are still insect larvae (larvae of Ephemera, Elysium, Coleoptera, etc.), and their individuals are small but have a large natural population in the production area.
Liwen Yunnan loach: belongs to the genus Yunnan loach of the subfamily Baropterae. It is distributed in the Xijiang and Hongshui river systems in Guangxi. From May 1998 to December 2002, this species was collected from the Hongshui River system in Du'an County, Guangxi Province, and was named Liwen Yunnan Loach in 2004. It has a similar species lineage relationship with the lateral striped Yunnan loach, yunnan loach is only distributed in the eastern central region of Yunnan, and the Liwen Yunnan loach found in hongshuihe, Guangxi, its distribution is far from the distribution center of its species, and it is intermittently distributed, and this special distribution pattern is formed through compartmental differentiation. This species is also a rare active molecule in the loach family, enjoying swarms, swimming bodies can be seen everywhere, can clean up the garbage at the bottom, and can also swim to the upper layer to grab food. It often inhabits small groups in shallow waters on the shore.
Jingxi Yunnan loach: belongs to the genus Yunnan loach of the subfamily Baropterae. This species was discovered in May 2008 in a cave in the Pearl River water system in Jingxi County, Guangxi Province, and is a newly identified new species of the genus Loach in Yunnan. Xiaobian had the privilege of raising one (see picture above) by chance, the whole body is green, the whole body is covered with leopard-like spots that are shallow and deep, and there is a shallow longitudinal stripe running through, and three pairs of long whiskers. The temperament is active and gentle, the food grab is very active and greedy, the upper, middle and lower classes swim around, and the posture is cute like a seal. The species has a single distribution site and a sparse population, and such a beautiful fish species hopes that the relevant authorities can protect it.
Plateau loach: Belongs to the genus Plateau loach of the subfamily Baroptera subfamily. It is distributed in the main tributaries of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Hubei and other places. It lives in the open rivers and rocky shoals of mountain streams in highland areas, and eats raw algae.
Pseudo-catfish plateau loach: belongs to the genus Plateau loach of the subfamily Loach. It is distributed in plateau rivers at higher altitudes, and there are more estuarine areas in the upper reaches of the auxiliary lakes, mainly distributed in the main tributaries and auxiliary lakes of the upper reaches of the Yellow River in the area from Jingyuan in Gansu Province to Guide in Qinghai Province. It is the largest species of loach fish, and it is a critically endangered species that only maintains a certain number in highland areas where the human eye is rare. The back and sides of the body have black-brown circles and cloud spots, and each fin also has spots, which is extremely domineering. It is often latent in the main stream, large tributaries and other deep and turbulent gravel bottom sections, but also inhabits alluvial silt, watery grass slow flow and still water bodies, camp benthic life.
Loach: Belongs to the genus Northern loach of the subfamily Loach. It is distributed in the freshwater water bodies of Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi, eastern Inner Mongolia, Liaoning Yalu River, Liaohe River, Daling River, Xiaoling River, Biliu River and Changxing Island in Fuchang County, Jilin, Heilongjiang, and also found in the northern water systems such as Ussuri River, Xingkai Lake, Songhua River, NenJiang, Mudanjiang River, and Tumen River. It is small and lives in shallow and aquatic grassy rivers, ditches and lakes and swamps, feeding on aquatic insects and their larvae, algae and plant detritus, and the spawning period is from early April to July.
Rhabdomy loach: belongs to the genus Southern loach of the subfamily Striped loach. It is distributed in the Pearl River system, Nanliu River, Han River, Jiulong River, middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Hainan, Hong Kong, etc. He has a strong sense of territory, likes to dig sand to build nests, and has first-class ability to turn sand foraging.
Flathead Loach: Belongs to the genus Loach of the subfamily Stripe loach. It is found in the Pearl River system. It inhabits mountains and streams, hides between rock crevices during the day, and goes out at night to feed on aquatic insects, with small individuals.
Northern loach: Belongs to the genus Of the subfamily Baroptera subfamily Loach. It is distributed in northern Xinjiang in the Irtysh River and Ulungu Lake, northern Hebei, eastern Inner Mongolia, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang and other places. Small fish, inhabiting the clear water, feeding on crustaceans, insects and raw algae, spawning period from early May to mid-June, more abundant, prefer to live in cold water, gravel waters, feeding on benthic small animals.
Small-bodied plateau loach<b>:</b> belongs to the genus Plateau loach of the subfamily Barope family. It is found in northern Xinjiang in the areas of Toxun, Urumqi, Miquan, Jinghe, Bole, Hot Spring and Urhe. A smaller loach fish that inhabits sections of rivers and ditches with gravel substrates.
Time limits, the loach subfamily fish will be temporarily introduced here. It should be reminded that most of the loach subfamily live on the bottom, afraid of light and love to avoid, like to nest and nocturnal activities, they generally use whiskers to explore the food under the sand and gravel, and then use the hard and pointed mouth directly into it to feed, can be used as a clean fish, it is recommended to use the small gravel of the bottom of the stream or river to lay the bottom of the feeding. If you can't meet the breeding conditions, please let go of these beautiful species, if you like it, you should protect it... Protect China's water resources and watch over China's native beauty!
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