Classification / Names
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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); longipectoralis: Derived from the Latin 'longus' (long) and 'pectoralis' (pectoral), in allusion to the long pectoral fin. A noun in apposition.
More on authors: Zheng, Du, Chen & Yang.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθικό(ς). Tropical
Asia: a cave in Liujiang River, a main tributary of Xijiang River in Guangxi, China.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 81047)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 3; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 8; Εδρικές άκανθες: 3; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 5 - 6; Σπόνδυλοι: 39. Diagnosed from other congeners by the following characters: highly developed pectoral fin, reaching beyond pelvic-fin origin; eyes present and vestigial; body covered with scales; dorsal and lateral sides of head and body mottled with blotches; dorsal fin emarginate; caudal fin forked; and anus close to anal-fin origin (Ref. 81047).
Inhabits clear water in the cave with water temperature below 20° C. One stomach contains aquatic insects and copepods (Ref. 81047).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Zheng, L.-P., L.-N. Du, X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Ynag, 2009. A new species of genus Triplophysa (Nemacheilinae: Balitoridae), Triplophysa longipectoralis sp. nov, from Guangxi, China. Environ. Biol. Fishes 85(3):221-227. (Ref. 81047)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
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=0.00708 (0.00338 - 0.01484), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
