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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: elsae: Named for Elsa Eagderi, the daughter of first author, Dr. Soheil Eagderi..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Iran.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 119504)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: flank with elliptical pale brown blotches on the lateral line thata are sometimes fused to posterior saddles or plain brawn with mottled pattern; with longer dorsal and anal-fin bases; wider caudal peduncle; a complete lateral line; pores 3 central and 4 lateral in the supra-temporal canal; lower lip thick with a deep median interruption (Ref. 119504).
This species is usually found in fast flowing parts of rivers with cobble substance. It is associated with the following species: Alburnus atropatenae, Barbus cyri, Carassius gibelio, Capoeta capoeta, Hemiculter leucisculus, Pseudorasbora parva, Rhinogobius similis, Rhodeus amarus, Romanogobio macropterus and Squalius turcicus (Ref. 119504).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Eagderi, S., P. Jalili and E. Çiçek, 2018. Oxynoemacheilus elsae, a new species from the Urmia Lake basin of Iran (Teleostei:Nemacheilidae). FishTaxa 3(2):453-459. (Ref. 119504)
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 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00339 - 0.01546), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).