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Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Danionella: Vernacular name fron India and Sri Lanka; diminutive; dracula: Named in reference to the long tooth-like fangs in the jaws in males. This is inspired by Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel. A noun in apposition.
Eponymy: This is not a true eponym as the fish are named after a fictional character; Count Dracula, the vampire creation of Bram Stoker in his Gothic novel of that name (1897). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce bentopelágico. Tropical
Asia: stream near Sha Du Zup in northern Myanmar.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.7 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 81221)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Vértebras: 36 - 37. Differs from its congeners, Danionella translucida and Danionella mirifica, in having the following characters: a single bone in the upper jaw (versus two); a single row of 6-13 odontoid processes in males on the dorsal surface of the dentary and on the ventral surface of the upper jaw, the anteriormost processes of which are large and canine-like
(versus absence of processes); absence of maxillary-mandibular cartilage (versus presence); the possession of 7C8, 8C7 or 8C8 principal caudal fin rays (versus 9C9), dorsal procurrent rays 3-4 (versus 5-6) and ventral procurrent rays 2-3 (versus 4-6) (Ref. 81221).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits small stream (Ref. 81221).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Britz, R., K.W. Conway and L. Rüber, 2009. Spectacular morphological novelty in a miniature cyprinid fish, Danionella dracula n. sp. Proc. Royal Soc. 276:2179-2186. (Ref. 81221)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: sem interesse
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00589 (0.00244 - 0.01420), b=3.12 (2.91 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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