💧 Freshwater
🌡️ Tropical
Acanthopsoides Gracilis
Acanthopsoides gracilis Fowler, 1934
📖 Overview
Occurs sympatrically with Acantopsis. Found in medium to large-sized rivers . Feeds on the bottom on insects and algae .
Scientific Name
Acanthopsoides gracilis
Authority
Fowler, 1934
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
5.4 cm
Trophic Level
2.6
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes
Family
Cobitidae
Cobitidae
Genus
Acanthopsoides
Acanthopsoides
Species
Acanthopsoides Gracilis
Acanthopsoides gracilis
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Acanthopsoides Gracilis is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Acanthopsoides Gracilis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical recorded from Kapuas River of Western Borneo, Indonesia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.6±0.27
Food Items
the bottom on insects and algae (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00501 × L3.08
(TL)
Max TL
5.4cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
20.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.6
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Fowler, 1934
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