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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Acrossocheilinae
Etymology: Onychostoma: Greek, onyx, -ychos = nail + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Johann Gerhard Heinrich Carl Gerlach (1843–1913) was a German physician who lived for part of his life in Hong Kong from where he sent a collection of fishes, including the holotype of this species, to Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Peters.
Issue
Genus Eschmeyer, pers. comm.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Subtropical
Asia: Reported from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins (Ref. 26336) and Annam (Ref. 26580), Nam Ma basin, Red River and Nanpangjiang basins (Ref. 43281).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 31.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 82789); common length : 16.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35840); peso máximo publicado: 1.0 kg (Ref. 9671)
With wide mouth, width about 1.5 times in maximum head width; adults without barbels; last simple dorsal ray strong and serrated posteriorly (in specimens over about 10 cm SL); caudal peduncle 1.7-2.7 times longer than deep (Ref. 43281).
Adults live in rapid current of mountain streams.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Huang, H. et al., 1987. The freshwater fishes of China in coloured illustrations. The freshwater fishes of China in coloured illustrations. (Ref. 9671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: 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=0.00977 (0.00558 - 0.01710), b=3.10 (2.95 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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 to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).