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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Micronemacheilus: Greek, mikros = small + Greek, nema = filament + greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); zispi: Named in honor of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg) possessing a unique collection of Nemacheilinae. The name is formed using the first letters of the words " Zoological Institute, Saint Petersburg"..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Hainan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93045)
Short description
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Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 2 - 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Papillated lips, closely situated nostrils, fully developed canals of the seismosensory system, ten branched rays in the dorsal fin, a large basicaudal spot, absence of scales on head sides and specific epidermal formations in adult males, no transverse bands on the body; a longitudinal black-brown serrated band on sides is developed only in the middle part of the trunk and seems to appear in adults only, absence of dark band from the snout tip to the occiput, all fins are not colored, and a free part of the airbladder is directly connected with the encapsulated part (Ref. 55470).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., 2004. A new species of the genus Micronoemacheilus Rendahl, 1944 (Balitoridae: Nemacheinae) from Hainan (China) with notes on its status. J. Ichthyol. 44(3):191-198. (Ref. 55470)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00336 - 0.01491), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).