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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Semiplotus: Greek, semi = half + Greek, plotos = swimmer (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42977)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Large eye (diameter 36.2% HL); predorsal length 47.6% SL; row of 4 open pores (2 on each side) on snout; last simple dorsal fin ray not serrated; dorsal, pelvic and anal fin rays branched; small knob at symphysis of lower jaw (Ref. 42977).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vishwanath, W. and L. Kosygin, 2000. Fishes of the cyprinid genus Semiplotus Bleeker 1859, with description of a new species from Manipur, India. J., Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 97(1):92-102. (Ref. 42977)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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