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Percichthyidae (Temperate perches)
Etymology: Guyu: A word of the kuku yolangi, aboriginal people in Australia. Kuyu=freshwater fish; "k" is pronounced as "g" in N. Queensland. The species "wujalwujalensis" is due to its ocurrences in the town of Wujal Wujal.(Brad & Mark Kennard, Griffith University, 1993); wujalwujalensis: Named for the township Wujal Wujal at the base of the Bloomfield Falls..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce pelagico; pH range: 5.0 - 6.0; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 4 m (Ref. 40636). Tropical; 21°C - 23°C (Ref. 40636)
Oceania: Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 40636)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 8 - 9; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 9; Vertebre: 25 - 26. Head deep and laterally compressed; pores on head and lower jaw; snout tapered. Insertion of the pelvic fin in line with the third dorsal spine and well behind pectoral fin base. Pelvic girdle length at least twice its width. Caudal fin rounded. Cleithrum's posterior margin and opercular spines without serrations; post temporal serrated.
Inhabits a broad (30-40 meters wide), clear, flowing stream with a rocky bottom. Temperature ranges between 15° and 25°C and pH from 5.0 to 6.0. During the day it shelters in the cover of undercut banks, boulders, log snags and submerged root masses, darting into crevices if threatened. Nocturnally active, feeding on insects and their larvae, crustaceans, fishes and plant matter. Sexual maturity is reached at a length of about five centimeters. One of the most recently discovered Australian freshwater fish species (Ref. 44894).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Pusey, B.J. and M.J. Kennard, 2001. Guyu wujalwujalensis, a new genus and species (Pisces: Percichthyidae) from northeastern Queensland, Australia. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(1):17-28. (Ref. 40636)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00408 - 0.02815), b=3.01 (2.79 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
