Lepidocephalus berdmorei is a Senior Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei.

Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei (Blyth, 1860)

- Puiya - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Cobitidae
Genus	:	Lepidocephalichthys
Species	:	Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei

Common Names:

English	:	Data not available
Bangla	:	Puiya[5]

Synonyms:

Acanthopis berdmorei Blyth, 1860
Acanthopsis berdmorei Blyth, 1860
Cobitis berdmorei (Blyth, 1860)
Lepidocephalus berdmorei (Blyth, 1860)
Lepidocephalichthys bredmori (Blyth, 1860)
Lepidocephalus cataractus Fowler, 1939
Lepidocephalus guntea birmanicus (Non Rendahl, 1948)

Maximum Length and Weight:

45 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.2 : 4.8 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 6.5 : 5.4 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 9(2/7); P₁. 8; P₂. 6; A. 7(2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii-iii 6; A ii 5-6; P i 7-9; V i 6-7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

Data not available

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [603]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [291]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] China[714] India[37] India[37] Laos[714] Malaysia[116] Myanmar[832] Thailand[116]
Bangladesh	:	Data not available Chickinagul Fish Merket, Sylhet[5]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: (Green = Peak, Yellow = Off, Lemon = Moderate)

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[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
100-120 BDT/kg (Size: 4-6 cm, Weight: 10-15 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]