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Schistura balteata (RENDAHL, 1948)

Sumo Loach

October 6th, 2012 — 4:25pm

This species is quite uncommon in the aquarium hobby although its name is sometimes used in reference to the similar-looking, apparently undescribed congener S. cf. balteata, and both are also traded as ‘sumo loach’, ‘tri-banded sumo loach’, and ‘orange saddle-back loach’.

Following Kottelat (1990) it’s diagnosed by the following combination of characters: unique colour pattern consisting of two da…

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