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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Typhlobarbus: Greek, typhlops = blind + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical; 24°N - 23°N
Asia: China (circa 24°N 102°E, Ref. 5326).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 45.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45620)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Body semitransparent and faint reddish, fins transparent but caudal fin grayish and with gray edge. Front nostril opening with a short tube and separated with rear nostril opening by a valve; eyes socket located in center of head, slightly caved-in, filled with adipose; eyeball extremely degenerated; barbels 2 pairs (Ref. 45536).
Cave-restricted species.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
IUCN, 1990. 1990 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. 288 p. (Ref. 3881)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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