Indostomus | 水產百科網

Thefirstindostomid,I.paradoxus,wasdiscoveredinthe1920sinalakeinBurma.Itwasnamedthearmouredstickleback,butisalsocalledparadoxfishand ...

Genus of fishes

Indostomus is a genus of small fishes native to slow moving or stagnant freshwater habitats in Indochina.[1] It is the sole genus of the monogeneric family Indostomidae, Long considered to be sticklebacks, within the order Gasterosteiformes, modern analyses place the Indostomids within the order Synbranchiformes, related to the spiny eels and swamp eels.[2][3]

Indostomus species are all incredibly small, on average reaching 3 cm in length at maximum. Their bodies are armored and thin, tapering towards the back, and ending in a small, fan-shaped tail. They are sexually dimorphic, with mature females outwardly showing the presence of eggs with a broader, fuller abdomen, and, in the case of Indostomus ...