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Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Gymnodanio: Greek, gymnos = naked + Danio: from ‘dhani’, local Bengali/Bangla name for small minnows (Ref. 2031).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Mekong River system in Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39378)
Short description
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Y.F. and S.F. He, 1992. A new genus and a new species of cyprinid fishes from Yunnan, China (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae: Danioninae). Acta Zooltaxon. Sin. 17(2):238-240. (Ref. 39378)
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 = 1.0000 [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) |
3.1 ±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 (13 of 100). 🛈 |