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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Acantopsis: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, ops = similar (Ref. 45335); rungthipae: Named for Rungthip Plongsesthee, who was born on 27 May 1978 and died on 16 July 2014. 'Kae' was a dear friend, close colleague, a Ph.D. student of Dr. F. W. H. Beamish at Burapha University, Bangsaen, Thailand, and an extremely enthusiastic ichthyologist who is greatly missed by her many friends.
Eponymy: Rungthip ‘Kae’ Plongsesthee (1978–2014), was a: “…dear friend, close colleague, a Ph. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
; Água doce demersal. Tropical
Asia: Tapi, Mae Khlong, Chao Phraya, Bang Pakong, and Welu River basins in Thailand, and Mekong River basin in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 116755)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais moles (total) : 9 - 10; Vértebras: 41 - 43. Acantopsis rungthipae is distinguished from all congeners by the combination of the following characters; absence of exposed labial barbels; upper margin of caudal-fin base usually with distinct small black spot; side of head with 0-1 row of large spots; absence of large black spots on dorsal or caudal fins; absence of black specks beneath midlateral row of black spots (rarely present); dorsal fin usually with 9½ branched rays and pectoral fin with 10 rays; 10-20 dark saddles along dorsal midline; 9-17 black spots on side of body; 41-43 total vertebrae; and body depth 9.0-14.2% SL, body width 5.3-10.3% SL, caudal-peduncle length 11.5-16.1% SL (Ref. 116755).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Boyd, D.A., P. Nithirojpakdee, G. Deein, C. Vidthayanon, C. Grudpan, W. Tangjitjaroen, J.M. Pfeiffer, Z.S. Randall, T. Srisombat and L.M. Page, 2017. Revision of the horseface loaches (Cobitidae, Acantopsis), with description of three new species from Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 4341(2):151-192. (Ref. 116755)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00233 - 0.01079), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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