''Cyclocheilichthys janthochir'' is a species of freshwater fish in the family

Cyprinidae Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barbs and barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family, and t ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to southwestern

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(Indonesia) where it occurs in highly acidic blackwater streams and pools in peat swamp forests. It feeds on aquatic insects. ''Cyclocheilichthys janthochir'' grows to

total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fishery biology. Overall length Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish measured f ...

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janthochir Freshwater fish of Indonesia Freshwater fish of Borneo Endemic fauna of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Borneo Fish described in 1854 Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker {{Cyprininae-stub