Stone loach

The Stone loach, Barbatula barbatula, is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family.

The Stone loach (Barbtula barbatula) is a species of ray-finned fish in the Balitoridae family. More

Stone loach, in contrast, showed no hierarchical order or size-related shelter use. Only burbot showed a significant relationship between the ability to occupy the preferred shelter and the somatic growth. More

The Stone Loach's body is yellow-brown in colour with darker blotches, thus making the fish hard to distinguish from the river bottom. It has 6 barbels at the side of its mouth. It grows to a length of about 15 cm and lives about 5 years. More

Re: Stone LoachYes, that looks identical to my fish, though i have always known it as a stone loach it does eat algae. More

ECOLOGY: Stone Loaches live amongst the gravel and stones of fast flowing water where they can search for food. Particularly active at night they use the barbels around the bottom jaw to detect invertebrate prey. More

even stronger when a potential competitor, the stone loach, was present. In contrast, stone loach switched to the gravel substrate when either starving or in the presence of a heterospecific competitor. More

Fantastic fact: If found, Stone Loaches stay still, relying on their camouflage for protection. More

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