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Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Acheilognathus: Greek, a = without + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); majusculus: The specific name is derived from the Latin majusculus, somewhat bigger; referring to the bigger body size of this species compared to the other bitterlings (Ref. 42957).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - ? m (Ref. 42957). Subtropical
Asia: Somjin and Nakdong River, South Korea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 42957); 8.4 cm SL (female)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 8; Vertebre: 37 - 40. Nuptial color of males greenish with a dark green stripe from upper rear edge of gill opening to middle of caudal fin base, anal fin with red band submarginally and dark ventral fin without marginal white band (Ref. 42959).
Found in rocky bottom of fast-flowing streams (Ref. 42957). Feeds on algae (Ref. 42957).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Kim, I.S. and H. Yang, 1998. Acheilognathus majusculus, a new bitterling (Pisces, Cyprinidae) from Korea, with revised key to species of the genus Acheilognathus of Korea. Korean J. Biol. Sci. 2:27-31. (Ref. 42957)
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 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.0 ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).