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Badidae (Chameleonfishes)
Etymology: Badis: 'badis' is presumably a Bengali local name, possibly derived from 'bhedo' or 'bheda', but it lacks a proper reference. Probably incorrect etymology (J. Müller, pers. comm., April 2021, after information from native speakers); ferrarisi: Named for C.J. Ferraris, Jr..
More on authors: Kullander & Britz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 46238); 3.7 cm SL (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8 - 9; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26 - 28. Possesses a distinct blotch on superficial portion of the cleithrum, but distinguished by color pattern of flanks which includes about 11 dark brown to blackish vertical bars, commonly connected by similarly pigmented horizontal band, and by having single short extrascapular with one distal pore instead of two. Interorbital space 5.9-6.8% SL. Rounded caudal fin with no dark blotch on caudal peduncle (Ref. 46238).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Kullander, S.O. and R. Britz, 2002. Revision of the family Badidae (Teleostei: Perciformes), with description of a new genus and ten new species. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 13(4):295-372. (Ref. 46238)
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=0.00537 (0.00222 - 0.01301), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec<100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).