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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: Osteochilichthys: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); elegans: Name from Latin ‘elegans’ meaning 'elegant', referring to the graceful form and colour of this species.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
; zoet water benthopelagisch. Tropical
Asia: India.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.3 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 132417)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
This species is distinguished by the following characters: 43- 44 lateral line scales 43-44l pre - dorsal scales 13-14. Colouration: upper lateral dusky green; lower lateral light yellow; blackish proximal part and the dorsal fin reddish at the distal border; ventral and anal fins are reddish; differs from its congeners in not having any mid lateral color band, anal fin with spots or bands (Ref. 132417).
Cross section: oval.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Plamoottil, M., 2022. Osteochilichthys elegans, a new cyprinid fish from Kerala, India. Bioscience Research 19(2):974-990. (Ref. 132417)
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 potentieel belang
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00955 (0.00430 - 0.02123), b=3.02 (2.84 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.0 ±0.4 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 (25 of 100). 🛈 |