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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Parachela: Greek, para = the side of, near + see under Chela.
More on author: Kottelat.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Borneo, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12804)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs in streams or lake arms under forest cover, often with blackwaters.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M., 1995. Four new species of fishes from the middle Kapuas basin, Indonesian Borneo (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae and Belontiidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 43(1):51-64. (Ref. 12804)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00631 (0.00304 - 0.01311), b=3.07 (2.90 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Resilience (Ref. 120179) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |