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Acheilognathus majusculus Kim & Yang, 1998

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Acheilognathus: Greek, a = without + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335); majusculus: The specific name is derived from the Latin majusculus, somewhat bigger; referring to the bigger body size of this species compared to the other bitterlings (Ref. 42957).

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 1 - ? m (Ref. 42957). Subtropical

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Asia: Somjin and Nakdong River, South Korea.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 42957); 8.4 cm SL (female)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 37 - 40. Nuptial color of males greenish with a dark green stripe from upper rear edge of gill opening to middle of caudal fin base, anal fin with red band submarginally and dark ventral fin without marginal white band (Ref. 42959).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in rocky bottom of fast-flowing streams (Ref. 42957). Feeds on algae (Ref. 42957).

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Kim, I.S. and H. Yang, 1998. Acheilognathus majusculus, a new bitterling (Pisces, Cyprinidae) from Korea, with revised key to species of the genus Acheilognathus of Korea. Korean J. Biol. Sci. 2:27-31. (Ref. 42957)

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

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.0   ±0.00 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec < 10,000).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).