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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: crassus: Name from Latin adjective 'crassus' meaning stout or thick, referring to the body form in comparison with other species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 120895)
Short description
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This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: venter keeled from mid-point of chest, between the posterior base of the pectoral fin and along the abdomen up to the anus, and possessing 11½-12½ (vs. 7-9) branched anal-fin rays; differs further from C. morar and C. ukhrulensis by possessing more lateral-line scales 45-51 (vs. 38-42 in C. morar and 35–37 in C. ukhrulensis), more predorsal scales 20-23 (vs. 17-18 in C. morar and 14 in C. ukhrulensis) and more lateral transverse scales ½7/1/3½ (vs. 5/1/2 in both C. morar and C. ukhrulensis); differs from C. jaya in having fewer lateral-line scales 45-51 (vs. 52-60), more lateral transverse scales ½7/1/3½ (vs. 5/1/3) and more pharyngeal tooth-rows 3 (vs. 2). Colouration: dorsum is brownish, lighter towards flank; lower half of body and belly silvery or pale white; caudal fin hyaline with black pigment distally, while other fins are hyaline without markings (Ref. 120895).
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Lalramliana, L., S. Lalronunga and M. Singh, 2019. Cabdio crassus, a new species of cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Kaladan River of Mizoram, India. Zootaxa 4657(1). (Ref. 120895)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).