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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Kapuasia: Name derived from the Kapuas River in West Kalimantan, where the type species was first collected.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Distribution
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Asia: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132426)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: distinct colour pattern of 3-7 regular black bars on the flank, with a white background; males with suborbital flap and vertical skin flanges on the dorsal surface of pectoral in between the branched rays; cylindrical pectoral axillary lobe in males, with pointed posterior extremity, often separate from skin of flank by a deep groove, usually with a second similar lobe above the groove (Ref. 132426).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., H.H. Tan and V. Hasan, 2024. Kapuasia falaris, a new species of nemacheilid loach from Borneo (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 72:479-487. (Ref. 132426)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
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).
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