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Scientific NamePangio semicincta    (Fraser-Brunner, 1940)
Common NamesKuhli Loach
Coolie Loach, Kuhliål (Sweden), Leopard Eel, Ormgrönling (Sweden)
Type LocalityMawai District, Johore, Malaysia.
Synonym(s)Acanthophthalmus semicinctus
Etymology
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IdentificationLoaches of the genus Pangio are distributed in India and most of Indochina and the Sunda Islands (Kottelat & Lim, 1993). They comprise 31 valid species of small, elongated, eel-like cypriniforms commonly known as eel-loaches.

Loaches of the genus Pangio are distributed in India and most of Indochina and the Sunda Islands (Kottelat & Lim, 1993). They comprise 31 valid species of small, elongated, eel-like cypriniforms commonly known as eel-loaches.
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Distribution
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
, a distribution map is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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FeedingWill readily accepted all prepared foods that reach the bottom of the aquarium such as tablets, granules and larger flakes. Live (or frozen) foods such as bloodworm, white worm, grindal worm (Enchytraeus), Daphnia and Tubifex are readily accepted and good for conditioning groups of fishes for spawning. User data.
Breeding ReportsThere is no breeding report.
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ReferenceAnnals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 6 (no. 32), pp 172, Fig. 3.
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Last UpdateThu Jan 01, 1970 1:00 am (Species record created: Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:09 pm)