Lepidocephalus gontea is a Misspelled Synonym of Lepidocephalichthys guntea that must not be used.

Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton, 1822)

Guntea Loach - Gutum - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

view: Lateral [Hossain, 2019]

Systematic Position: [2]

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

Common Names:

English	:	Guntea Loach[729]
Bangla	:	Gutum[5] Pui-mach[274] Guntia[274] Poa[274] Puinya[729]

Synonyms:

Lepidocephalus guntea (Hamilton, 1822)
Cobitis guntea Hamilton, 1822
Lepidocephalus gontea (Hamilton, 1822)
Lepidocephalus guntia (Hamilton, 1822)
Cobitis balgara Hamilton, 1822
Lepidocephalichthys balgara (Hamilton, 1822)
Lepidocephalichthys guntea balgara (Hamilton, 1822)
Lepidocephalus guntea balgara (Hamilton, 1822)
Schistura balgara (Hamilton, 1822)
Cobitis guttata McClelland, 1839
Nemacheilus guttatus (McClelland, 1839)
Cobitis phoxocheila McClelland, 1839
Cobitis phoxochelia McClelland, 1839
Canthophrys olivaceus Swainson, 1839
Canthophrys olivaceous Swainson, 1839
Canthophrys vittatus Swainson, 1839
Cobitis maya Sykes, 1839 May
Misgurnus lateralis Günther, 1868 Mar
Schistura aculeata McClelland, 1839
Lepidocephalus dibruensis Sen, 1979
Lepidocephalichthys nepalensis Shrestha, 1980
Lepidocephalus nepalensis (Shrestha, 1980)
Lepidocephalus octocirrhus (Non Kuhl and van Hasselt, 1823)
Lepidocephalus guntea birmanicus (Non Rendahl, 1948)

Maximum Length and Weight:

15 cm (TL) ^[347] 96 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Total length = 1 : 5.75-6.5 ^[347]
Body Depth : Total length = 1 : 6-6.75 ^[347]
Eye Diameter : Head length : Pre-orbital length : Inter orbial width = 1 : 5 : 1.5 : 1 ^[347]
Inter orbial width : Head length : Eye Diameter : Pre-orbital length = 1 : 5 : 1 : 1.5 ^[347]
Head length : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 6.5-6.7 : 5.3-5.6 ^[5]
Body height : Total length : Standard length = 1 : 5.7-6.7 : 4.8-5.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 2 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : .8 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 8(2/6); P₁. 8-9; P₂. 7-8; A. 7(2/5) ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D ii-iii 6-7; A ii-iii 5; P i 6-7; V i 6-7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}
B III; D 12-14(2/10-12); A 7(2/5); P 11; V 8; C 17 ^{[Shafi and Quddus, 1982]}

Scales:

25 to 30 rows of scales between back of body and base of anal fin. [6]

Chemistry:

Name

Amount

Unit

Body Parts

Matter Type

Specimen

Ref.

13-cis-dehydroretinol

9

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

13-cis-retinol

1

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-dehydroretinol

131

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

All-trans-retinol

17

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Ash

2.6

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Calcium

950

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Copper

0.054

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Energy

431

kJ/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Fat

3.9

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Iodine

16

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Iron

3.3

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Magnesium

57

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Manganese

0.46

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Moisture

76.7

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Phosphorus

650

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Potassium

240

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Protein

17.2

g/100 g

Edible parts

Raw

824

Selenium

36

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sodium

45

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Sulphur

190

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin A

76

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin B12

8.75

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Vitamin E (α-tocopherol)

0.19

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Zinc

2.5

mg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

β-Carotene

25

μg/ 100 g

Edible parts

Raw

Wild

824

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [604]
Bangladesh	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [292]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[37] Myanmar[742] Nepal[134] Pakistan[741] Thailand[6]
Bangladesh	:	Chalan beel, Natore[490] Padma river, Rajshahi[274] Halda River, Chittagong Hill Tracts[598] Sunamganj haor region, Sunamganj[729] Kaptai reservoir (Kaptai lake), Rangamati[753] Mahananda River, Chapainawabganj[775] River Choto Jamuna, Naogaon[9] Tulsiganga River, Joypurhat[780] Meghna river, Narsingdi[781] Dhepa river, Dinajpur[779] Borulia haor, Kishoreganj[794] Buriganga River, Dhaka[798] Old brahmaputra, Mymensingh[796] Talma River, Panchagarh[800] Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Jamunashwori river, Rangpur[808] Atrai River, Dinajpur[815] Banar River, Mymensingh[1023] Bangshi River, Dhaka[1024] Tanguar Haor, Sunamganj[1025] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161] Feni river, Feni[1165] Shakla heel, Brahmanbaria[1167] Ghaghat river, Gaibandha[1202] Belua river, Pirojpur[1207] Agunmukha river, Patuakhali[1208] Bishkhali river, Jhalakathi[816]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat:
Canal, Beel, Haor, Baor, River ^[347]

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)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

[792]

Harvesting Gears:
Seine net, Push net, Cast net ^[792]
Market price:
150-200 BDT/kg (Size: 8-10 cm, Weight: 15-20 g, Place: Noakhali, Bangladesh) ^[792]