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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); longipectoralis: Derived from the Latin 'longus' (long) and 'pectoralis' (pectoral), in allusion to the long pectoral fin. A noun in apposition.
More on authors: Zheng, Du, Chen & Yang.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
Asia: a cave in Liujiang River, a main tributary of Xijiang River in Guangxi, China.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 81047)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 3; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 8; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais moles: 5 - 6; Vértebras: 39. Diagnosed from other congeners by the following characters: highly developed pectoral fin, reaching beyond pelvic-fin origin; eyes present and vestigial; body covered with scales; dorsal and lateral sides of head and body mottled with blotches; dorsal fin emarginate; caudal fin forked; and anus close to anal-fin origin (Ref. 81047).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits clear water in the cave with water temperature below 20° C. One stomach contains aquatic insects and copepods (Ref. 81047).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Zheng, L.-P., L.-N. Du, X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Ynag, 2009. A new species of genus Triplophysa (Nemacheilinae: Balitoridae), Triplophysa longipectoralis sp. nov, from Guangxi, China. Environ. Biol. Fishes 85(3):221-227. (Ref. 81047)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00336 - 0.01491), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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