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Microrasbora microphthalma Jiang, Chen & Yang, 2008

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Microrasbora: Greek,mikros = small + Rasbora, a word used in India and Malay Peninsula; microphthalma: Derived from the Greek micro (small), ophthalm from opthalmos (eyes), in reference to its relative smaller eyes when compared to its congeners.
More on authors: Jiang, Chen & Yang.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.8 - ?; depth range 0 - ? m (Ref. 75599). Tropical; 20°C - ?

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Asia: Nanwan River in Yunnan, China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75599)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7 - 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 30. Can be diagnosed from all its congeners by the following characters: pre-dorsal scales 15-16; predorsal length 60.68% of SL; preanal length 65-71% of SL; eye diameter 27-38% of HL and 70-93% of inter-orbital width; and dorsal fin origin posterior to pelvic fin insertion (Ref. 75599).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Occurs in small hill stream with sandy bottom and numerous cobblestones. Food items found in the intestines include zooplankton and phytoplankton (Ref. 75599).

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Jiang, Y.-E., X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Yang, 2008. Microrasbora Annandale, a new genus record in China, with description of a new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Environ. Biol. Fishes 83:299-304. (Ref. 75599)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.7500   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00210 - 0.01198), b=3.15 (2.93 - 3.37), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).