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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Triplophysa: Greek, triplos = thrice + Greek, physa = tube (Ref. 45335); longipectoralis: Derived from the Latin 'longus' (long) and 'pectoralis' (pectoral), in allusion to the long pectoral fin. A noun in apposition.
More on authors: Zheng, Du, Chen & Yang.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
; agua dulce demersal. Tropical
Asia: a cave in Liujiang River, a main tributary of Xijiang River in Guangxi, China.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 81047)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 8; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 5 - 6; Vértebra: 39. Diagnosed from other congeners by the following characters: highly developed pectoral fin, reaching beyond pelvic-fin origin; eyes present and vestigial; body covered with scales; dorsal and lateral sides of head and body mottled with blotches; dorsal fin emarginate; caudal fin forked; and anus close to anal-fin origin (Ref. 81047).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits clear water in the cave with water temperature below 20° C. One stomach contains aquatic insects and copepods (Ref. 81047).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Zheng, L.-P., L.-N. Du, X.-Y. Chen and J.-X. Ynag, 2009. A new species of genus Triplophysa (Nemacheilinae: Balitoridae), Triplophysa longipectoralis sp. nov, from Guangxi, China. Environ. Biol. Fishes 85(3):221-227. (Ref. 81047)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00708 (0.00332 - 0.01511), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100). 🛈 |