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💧 Freshwater Near Threatened 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Temperate

Alburnoides Fangfangae

Alburnoides fangfangae Bogutskaya, Zupančič & Naseka, 2010
Max Length
7.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Alburnoides Fangfangae (Alburnoides fangfangae), first described by Bogutskaya, Zupančič & Naseka, 2010 is a small fish in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes). Adults typically reach 7.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Temperate waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Near Threatened.The species is kept in the aquarium hobby. Care requirements and behaviour align broadly with other Cyprinidae kept in the hobby.

Scientific Name
Alburnoides fangfangae
Authority
Bogutskaya, Zupančič & Naseka, 2010
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
NT
Max Length
7.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 15 - 18; Vertebrae: 40 - 42. Distinguished from all its congeners by the combination of the following characters: anal fin with 11½-13½ branched rays; 46-53 small scales on the total pored lateral line; total vertebrae usually 40 (20+20 and 21+19) or 41 (21+20 and 20+21); deep caudal peduncle (depth 43-48% body depth at dorsal fin origin); usually a mostly or completely scaleless ventral keel; mouth with a curved and only slightly slanted cleft and a produced fleshy snout; interorbital width 1.3-1.5 times the eye diameter; weakly ossified preethmoid; depressed and considerably expanded anterior tip of the basihyal, a unique feature among species of Alburnoides from western Europe .: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Alburnoides Fangfangae is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00741 × L3.14 (TL)
Max TL
7.3cm
Dorsal Rays
12
Anal Rays
17
Vertebrae
41

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Near Threatened
Assessment Date
2023

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Bogutskaya, Zupančič & Naseka, 2010

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