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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: Mesopotamichthys: Greek, mesopotamos = between two rivers; the name of the ancient Mesopotamia, between Togris and Euphrates + Greek, ichtys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Subtropical
Asia: endemic to the Tigris-Euphrates basin.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 42.7 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 42401); common length : 3.6 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 41392); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 800.00 g (Ref. 42401)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 3; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 8 - 9. Diagnosis: Body deep; mouth subterminal to inferior, lips smooth; striae on scales are parallel; the last simple dorsal ray is ossified and smooth; number of lateral line scales small, 29 to 31; branched rays in anal fin 5 (Ref. 57642).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Coad, B.W., 1996. Zoogeography of the fishes of the Tigris-Euphrates basin. Zool. Middle East 13:51-70. (Ref. 33304)
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 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00933 (0.00487 - 0.01787), b=3.03 (2.86 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.0 se; based on diet studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100).