Leptobotia rotundilobus

Leptobotia rotundilobus Guo, Cao & Zhang, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Botiidae (Pointface loaches) > Leptobotiinae
Etymology: rotundilobus: Name 'rotundilobus' from the Latin words 'rotundus' and 'lobus', meaning 'round' and 'lobus', in reference to the rounded caudal-fin lobe of the new species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 137757)

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This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: plain brown body or no other colour formation; 2 rounded caudal-fin lobes; vertebrae 4 + 39 or more; shorter pectoral fins (length less than 11.5% of LS); emarginate caudal fin (the longest ray 1.4-1.5) with two rounded lobes, and a black dorsal fin with a broad white distal edge; backwards-positioned anus (the vent to anal distance 44.7%-53.0% of the pelvic to anal distance); wide black stripes on the caudal fin; and dorsal fin inserted posterior to the pelvic fin insertion and a caudal fin greyish brown with a hyaline distal margin (Ref. 137757).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

This species inhabits rapid-flowing clean water with substrate composed of pebbles, gravels and boulders (Ref. 137757).

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Guo, D.-M., L. Cao and E. Zhang, 2023. Descriptions of two new species of the botiid genus Leptobotia Bleeker, 1870 (Teleostei: Cypriniformes) from South China. J Fish Biol. 104(2):1-17. (Ref. 137757)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00759 (0.00331 - 0.01740), b=3.04 (2.86 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈