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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Cosmochilus: Greek, kosmos, -ou = order, organization + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Chu & Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water demersaal. Subtropical
Asia: Mekong River in Yunnan, China.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.6 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 13216); common length : 25.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 45536); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 2.0 kg (Ref. 45536)
Body silvery white, pale gray on back and with slightly golden gleam; all fins red, but with a narrow black rim on outer edge of dorsal and anal fins. Head small and snout blunt; barbels 2 pairs; length of head behind eyes longer than length of snout (Ref. 45536).
Inhabits river with moderate water current and predominantly muddy bottom.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Chu, X.-L. and T.R. Roberts, 1985. Cosmochilus cardinalis, a new cyprinid fish from the Lancang-jiang or Mekong River in Yunnan Province, China. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44(1):1-7. (Ref. 13216)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01585 (0.00710 - 0.03539), b=3.02 (2.82 - 3.22), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).