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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: profundus: Name from Latin, meaning deep; referring to its great body depth; an adjective..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 89472)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 35. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: great body depth at dorsal-fin origin (32.0-37.3 % SL); predorsal scales 17-18; dark blue bars (7-10) against faintly brown to yellowish-cream body, width of bar narrower than interspace width; lateral line complete, 30-32 + 2-3 scales; eye diameter (38.3-42.9 % HL), predorsal length (58.9-64.0 % SL); dorsal-fin length (21.6-25.7 % SL); ½7/1/2½ lateral transverse scales; circumpeduncular scales 12; vertebrae 35; D ii,7.5; A ii,10.5; pectoral i,11; pelvic i,8 (Ref. 89472).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Dishma, M. and W. Vishwanath, 2012. Barilius profundus, a new cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Koladyne basin, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(2):2363-2369. (Ref. 89472)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00708 (0.00316 - 0.01588), b=3.05 (2.86 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).