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No image available for this species; drawing shows typical species in Nemacheilidae.
分类 / 名称 俗名 | 同种异名 | Catalog of Fishes(属, 种) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Lefua:A Niuean word that means "kingship", "royalty"; nishimurai:Name 'nishimurai' dedicated to Toshiaki Nishimura, who first morphologically distinguished this novel species.
背的软条 (总数) : 8 - 10; 臀鳍软条: 8 - 10; 脊椎骨: 39 - 43. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: rhomboid or triangular dark blotches on middle of caudal fin base absent; black longitudinal stripe on both body sides in mature males absent; dusky cross bars on dorsal area of body absent; dusky bar beside dorsal fin base absent; eyes located dorsally on head; narrow conspicuous longitudinal mark between base of outer rostral barbel and eye; small dorsal fin; small or bit diameter (6.3-11.2% of head length); small value of interorbital width relative to body width (28.1-39.4%); dark spots dorsally and ventrally on caudal fin base; small dark brown spots from snout to caudal peduncle; small dark spots on dorsal and caudal fins (approximately same size as eyes) (Ref. 133057). Cross section: oval.
This species dwells in small mountain streams with soft bottom composed of sand and gravel. It hides under rocks and stones at the river edge or sediments, as well as under fallen leaves from the trees around the water body (Ref. 133057).
Katayama, Y. and N. Sawada, 2024. Integrative taxonomy revealed a new species of Lefua (Teleostei, Nemacheilidae) from Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Evol. Syst. 8:247-260. (Ref. 133057)
世界自然保护联盟红皮书 (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
系统发育多样性指数 (参考文献 82804): PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00352 - 0.01491), b=3.01 (2.84 - 3.18), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
营养阶层 (参考文献 69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
回复力 (参考文献 120179): 中等的, 族群倍增时间最少 1.4 - 4.4年 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
渔业脆弱性 (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
