What kind of fish is the East Asian plateau loach? Characteristics and habits
Common name: Jiuerbang. Origin and season: Widely distributed in Qinghai, Tibet, Gansu, ** and western Sichuan. Description: Mouth inferior, relatively wide. Lips thick, upper lip wrinkled, lower lip with papillae and deep wrinkles, lower jaw spoon-shaped. Tips of pelvic fins extending backward to or beyond the anus. Caudal peduncle relatively high. Body surface smooth and scaleless. A bottom-dwelling fish, living in slow-flowing streams or shallow water with abundant gravel and aquatic plants, feeding on animal food. Individuals are relatively large; a specimen with a body length of 142 mm has been observed; numbers are abundant and can form regional
Common name: Jiuerbang
Origin and season:
Widely distributed in Qinghai, Tibet, Gansu, ** and western Sichuan.
Description:
Mouth inferior, relatively wide. Lips thick, upper lip wrinkled, lower lip with papillae and deep wrinkles, lower jaw spoon-shaped. Tips of pelvic fins extending backward to or beyond the anus. Caudal peduncle relatively high. Body surface smooth and scaleless.
A bottom-dwelling fish, living in slow-flowing streams or shallow water with abundant gravel and aquatic plants, feeding on animal food. Individuals are relatively large; a specimen with a body length of 142 mm has been observed; numbers are abundant and can form regional fishing.