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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: thamicola: From tham, latin transcription of the Thai word for cave; cola from the latin colere which means to inhabit.
More on author: Kottelat.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal; potamodromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Asia: Tham Susa and Tham Mae Lana in Thailand.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37846)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13; Radios blandos anales: 8. Absence of eyes; body naked, colorless; 15-16 branched pectoral rays; 10 branched pelvic rays; and two barbels at each corner of mouth (Ref. 37846). Lacks melanin (Ref. 42927).
Restricted to subterranean waters (Ref. 12041). Found on a ledge apparently climbing up a small waterfall about 0.6 km from the cave entrance (Ref. 37846). Prefers fast moving waters on rocky substrates (Ref. 42927). Lacks melanin, is anophthalmic and appears indifferent to light stimulus (Ref. 42927).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Kottelat, M., 1988. Two species of cavefishes from Northern Thailand in the genera Nemacheilus and Homaloptera (Osteichthyes: Homalopteridae). Rec. Aust. Mus. 40:225-231. (Ref. 37846)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00319 - 0.01647), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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