Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 28.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 94477)
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate / Range
Tropical, preferred ?
Distribution
Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 9. Diagnosis: This species can be distinguished from its congeners by the following characteristics: one pair of barbels; usually 10 branched rays in the dorsal fin; 27-32 sales in the lateral line; usually 12 scales around the least circumference of the caudal peduncle; and last unbranched ray of dorsal fin shorter than head (Ref. 94477).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries:
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
2.8 ±0.3 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec < 10,000)
Vulnerability
Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100)
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