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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Homatula: Greek, homos, homoios = similar + Greek, atylos, atylotos = without callosities; anteridorsalis: Name from Latin 'anteri' meaning 'in front' and 'dorsalis' for dorsal fin, referring to the more anterior origin of dorsal- and pelvic-fins than in other species of Homatula..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθικό(ς). Subtropical
Asia: China.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.1 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 121600)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: with bars on flank across lateral line more than or equal to 25 (vs. less than or equal to 20 in H. acuticephala, H. erhaiensis); bars on flank vertical along lateral line (vs. none in H. nigra); no free protrusions between the pelvic fins (vs. pair of free protrusions in H. pycnolepis); gill opening is smaller, upper angle level with lower edge of eye (vs. opening larger and with upper angle aligned with middle point of eye in H. acuticephala, H. anguillioides, H. coccinocola, H. erhaiensis, H. pycnolepis); with pelvic axillary lobe (vs. none in H. anguillioides, H. acuticephala); marked notch on lower jaw (vs. lower jaw spoon-shaped and no notch in H. erhaiensis, H. wuliangensis); dorsal-fin base is shorter than longest branched dorsal-fin ray (vs. longer than longest branched dorsal-fin ray in H. acuticephala, H. anguillioides, H. cryptoclathrata, H. erhaiensis, H. wuliangensis); dorsal and pelvic fins are located anteriorly, predorsal length 44.4% SL (42.8-46.3%), prepelvic length 45% SL (43.3-46.7 %) (vs. predorsal length 47.7% SL (45.7-49.6 %), prepelvic length 48.7% SL (47.0-49.9 %) in all congeners of densely-scaled group of Homatula (Ref. 121600).
Inhabits flowing and clear stream environments and dwells on the bottom, shuttling back and forth among rocks and gravel. An omnivorous species, mainly feeding on algae attached to rocks, organic residues, and small aquatic insects. It inhabits flowing and clear stream environments and dwells on the bottom, shuttling back and forth among rocks and gravel (Ref. 121600).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
Li, X., X.-J. Che and W. Zhou, 2019. Loaches of Homatula (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae) from the upper Salween River in Yunnan, China with description of three new species. Zootaxa 4711(2):330-348. (Ref. 121600)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00336 - 0.01491), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Ref.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
