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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Puntius: Lantin, punctum = point, the point of the sword (Ref. 45335); sanctus: Name from Latin ' sanctus' meaning sacred; referring to the type locality of the new fish, Velamkanni, a Pilgrimage and holy place for some religious people.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Asia: India.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 132392)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 8; Anale zachte stralen: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: with one pair of maxillary barbels which reach to lower border of orbit; lateral line scales 24- 25, predorsal scales 10; a distinct black spot and 1-2 rows of tiny black dots surrounding it on the front of base of dorsal fin; dorsal part of head, above and in front of orbit, with a distinct depression and another small, thin and elongated finger shaped mark just behind the level of posterior border of orbit and reaching to occiput (Ref. 132392).
Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Plamoottil, M., 2020. Puntius sanctus, a new fish (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species from Tamil Nadu, India. Bioscience Res. 17(1):560-567. (Ref. 132392)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: van geen belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 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=0.01259 (0.00577 - 0.02748), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
2.6 ±0.1 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref. 120179) |
Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (17 of 100). 🛈 |