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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Spinibarbinae
Etymology: Spinibarbus: Latin, spinna = thorn + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Harry Russell Caldwell (1876–1971) was an American Methodist missionary at Yenping, Fukien, China (1900). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Nichols.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Laos, Viet Nam and China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43281)
Having a forward directed spine in front of dorsal fin origin; anal fin with 5 1/2 branched rays; post-labial groove interrupted in middle; conspicuous crescent shaped marks on each scale and large black blotch on dorsal fin of juveniles; black margin on dorsal fin of adults, often also on caudal and anal fins (Ref. 43281).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Adults occur in swift waters (Ref. 43281).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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