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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Gastromyzon: Greek, gaster = stomach + Greek, myzo = to suckle (Ref. 45335); praestans: From the Latin praestans, meaning distinguished, superior. This is referring to the distinctive body pattern and color.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
Asia: Kapuas River basin, Kalimantan Barat; Kotawaringin, Katingan and possibly the Barito River basin, Kalimantan Tengah in Indonesia.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 57871)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais moles (total) : 8 - 9; Raios anais moles: 5 - 6; Vértebras: 28. Can be distinguished from other species of the genus by possessing the following unique combination of characters: gill slit angular; subopercular groove present and not continuous to pectoral fin origin; body dark brown or bluish dark, dorsum with 6 thin cream bars, dorsal fin base always with 1 bar, side with complete or interrupted bars; head dorsum dark brown or bluish black with cream spots; sublacrymal groove present; a rounded snout when viewed dorsally; secondary rostrum absent; post-oral pouch absent; abdomen without scales; lateral line scales 56-70; pelvic fin not overlapping anal fin origin, adpressed dorsal fin not overlapping level of anal fin origin (Ref. 57871).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Tan, H.H., 2006. The Borneo suckers. Revision of the torrent loaches of Borneo (Balitoridae): Gastromyzon, Neogastromyzon). Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia : Natural History Publications (Borneo) in association with Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research. vii, 245 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. (Ref. 57871)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00268 - 0.01421), b=3.11 (2.91 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.2 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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