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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Chedrinae
Etymology: mujnaiensis: Name 'mujnaiensis' derived from Mujnai River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra drainage from where it the species was collected.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 133098)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: complete lateral line with 62-63 scales; pre-dorsal scales 28-29; two rudimentary pair of barbels (rostral and maxillary); tubercles on the snout and lower jaw absent; blue short vertical bars on the upper side of the lateral line (Ref. 133098).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chowdhury, B.R., A.K. Tudu, S. Rath and P. Singh, 2025. A New Species of Opsarius (Teleostei: Danionidae) from Mujnai River, West Bengal. Rec. zool. Surv. India 124:53-60. (Ref. 133098)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (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=0.00724 (0.00333 - 0.01574), b=3.04 (2.85 - 3.23), 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) |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (21 of 100). 🛈 |