Classification / Names
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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Araiocypris: Name from Greek 'araios' for thin, slender, weak and 'Cypris', one of the names of Aphrodite and common suffix for cyprinid genera. Gender feminine; batodes: Name Greek in origin (meaning thorny, like blackberry), in allusion to the large conical tubercles on the lower jaw of the male; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Conway & Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bentopelagisk. Tropical
Asia: Vietnam.
Size / Vikt / Age
Könsmognad: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.3 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 75046); 3.1 cm SL (female)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: soft and flexible pre-anal fin-fold extending along the ventral body surface, from pectoral region to anus; anterior and posterior nostril openings are widely separated, anterior opening at the tip of short tube (Ref. 75046).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Found in a forest creek, apparently in the Ka Longo drainage (marks the border between Vietnam and China (known as Beilun He). It is a small stream in the foothills. The specimens were collected in a shallow bay (less than 40 cm deep), with slow water current and sandy bottom, adjacent to riffles (Ref. 75046).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Conway, K.W. and M. Kottelat, 2008. Araiocypris Batodes, a new genus and species of cyprinid fish from Northern Vietnam (Ostariophysi:Cyprinidae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56(1):101-105. (Ref. 75046)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00631 (0.00301 - 0.01323), b=3.08 (2.91 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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