Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce; salobre bentopelágico; anfidromo (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Asia: Sri Lanka to New Guinea (Ref. 12693). Reported from Palau (Ref. 6371)
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 12693)
Found in streams and rivers. Enters estuaries (Ref. 4833). Usually associated with streams having a gravel or sand substrates. Feeds mainly on filamentous algae and Diptera (Ref. 6028) and also small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 12693). Not seen in market, but probably sold fresh (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Pethiyagoda, R., 1991. Freshwater fishes of Sri Lanka. The Wildlife Heritage Trust of Sri Lanka, Colombo. 362 p. (Ref. 6028)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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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=0.00891 (0.00375 - 0.02120), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.48 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 88.7 [39.6, 379.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.597 [0.233, 1.895] mg/100g; Protein = 17.5 [15.1, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.208 [0.078, 0.477] g/100g; Selenium = 74.9 [31.1, 225.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 34.3 [9.7, 115.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.86 [1.22, 2.88] mg/100g (wet weight); based on
nutrient studies.