Leptobotia elongata

Leptobotia elongata
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Botiidae
Genus:	Leptobotia
Species:	L. elongata
Binomial name
	Leptobotia elongata; (Bleeker, 1870)
Synonyms
	Botia elongata Bleeker, 1870; Botia citrauratea Nichols, 1925;

Leptobotia elongata, the imperial flower loach, elongate loach or royal clown loach, is a species of botiid fish found in flowing water in the upper and middle Yangtze basin in China.[1][2][3] It is the largest species in the family, reaching up to 50 cm (1.6 ft) in length and 3 kg (6.6 lb) in weight.[4][5] Formerly common, the numbers of this vulnerable species have declined because of overfishing, dams (limiting its breeding migration), habitat loss and pollution.[1] The species is bred in captivity and a stocking project has been in place since 2010.[5][6] It is sometimes kept in aquariums, but require a very large tank.[2][3]

Adults migrate upstream to spawn between March and May.[4] They have been recorded feeding on fish, shrimp, gammarids, benthic invertebrates, aquatic insect larvae, mollusks, plankton and phytodetritus.[5] The feeding preference depends on size: Individuals less than 11 cm (4.3 in) long mainly take benthic invertebrates and aquatic insect larvae, while larger individuals mainly feed on fish and shrimp.[5]

References

Huckstorf, V. (2013). "Leptobotia elongata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T166035A1107235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T166035A1107235.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
SeriouslyFish: Leptobotia elongata. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
Loaches Online: Leptobotia elongata. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Leptobotia elongata" in FishBase. March 2017 version.
Li, L.; Q. Wei Wei; J. Ming Wu; H. Zhang; Y. Liu; & X. Xie (2015). Diet of Leptobotia elongata revealed by stomach content analysis and inferred from stable isotope signatures. Environ Biol Fish 98: 1965–1978. doi:10.1007/s10641-015-0414-4.
Yang, K.; Zeng, R.; Gan, W.; Deng, L.; and Song, Z. (2016). Otolith fluorescent and thermal marking of elongate loach (Leptobotia elongata) at early life stages. Environ Biol Fish 99: 8–9. doi:10.1007/s10641-016-0509-6.

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[IUCN-1] Huckstorf, V. (2013). "Leptobotia elongata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2013: e.T166035A1107235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T166035A1107235.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.

[seriouslyfish-2] SeriouslyFish: Leptobotia elongata. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[LoachesO-3] Loaches Online: Leptobotia elongata. Retrieved 10 March 2017.

[fishbase-4] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Leptobotia elongata" in FishBase. March 2017 version.

[Li2015-5] Li, L.; Q. Wei Wei; J. Ming Wu; H. Zhang; Y. Liu; & X. Xie (2015). Diet of Leptobotia elongata revealed by stomach content analysis and inferred from stable isotope signatures. Environ Biol Fish 98: 1965–1978. doi:10.1007/s10641-015-0414-4.

[6] Yang, K.; Zeng, R.; Gan, W.; Deng, L.; and Song, Z. (2016). Otolith fluorescent and thermal marking of elongate loach (Leptobotia elongata) at early life stages. Environ Biol Fish 99: 8–9. doi:10.1007/s10641-016-0509-6.