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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Amblypharyngodon Chulabhornae

Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
Max Length
4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Occurs in shallow standing water of paddy fields and ditches. It seems to prefer vegetated areas with floating aquatic vegetation as well as flooded terrestrial grasses. Oviparous . Not seen in the markets .

Scientific Name
Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae
Authority
Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 31 - 32. Distinguished from other congeners by having fewer scales on the lateral row (42-50, versus 50-79), 6-7 perforated scales along lateral line (versus 7-23), and 4-5 scales on a transverse row between normal course of the lateral line and the base of pelvic fin . Golden body and blue eye in life; lateral line incomplete; without barbel .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Amblypharyngodon Chulabhornae is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous

Oviparous .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00575 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
4cm
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Rays
8
Vertebrae
32

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Vidthayanon & Kottelat, 1990

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