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Danionidae (Danios) > Rasborinae
Etymology: Amblypharyngodon: Greek, amblys = darkness + Greek, pharyngx = pharynx + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (Ref. 4832). Reported from Afghanistan (Ref. 39701).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 5.4, range 6 - 6 cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41236)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Adults are found in ponds, canals, beels, slow-moving streams, nullahs and paddy fields (Ref. 41236). Development of oocytes is asynchronous, are fractional spawners (Ref. 94282).
Asynchronous oocytes development, fractional spawner (Ref. 94282).
Menon, A.G.K., 1999. Check list - fresh water fishes of India. Rec. Zool. Surv. India, Misc. Publ., Occas. Pap. No. 175, 366 p. (Ref. 41236)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00955 (0.00754 - 0.01210), b=3.07 (3.00 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Fec=500). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |
Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 459 [283, 811] mg/100g; Iron = 3.91 [2.27, 6.63] mg/100g; Protein = 17.6 [16.5, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.545 [0.233, 1.341] g/100g; Selenium = 21 [9, 50] μg/100g; VitaminA = 134 [69, 261] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.4 [2.5, 4.4] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies. |