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Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Kottelatlimia: Named for M. Kottelat, present ichthyologist + see under Limia.
Eponymy: Kelvin Kok Peng Lim is collections manager for herpetology and ichthyology at Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Kottelat & Lim.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Malaya.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - 1.3 cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 13287)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and C. Vidthayanon, 1993. Boraras micros, a new genus and species of minute freshwater fish from Thailand (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 4(2):161-176. (Ref. 13287)
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 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00501 (0.00234 - 0.01075), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (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 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (35 of 100). 🛈 |