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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Mola carplet

Amblypharyngodon mola Hamilton, 1822
Amblypharyngodon Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola)
Amblypharyngodon Mola (Amblypharyngodon mola)
Max Length
20 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Adults are found in ponds, canals, beels, slow-moving streams, nullahs and paddy fields . Development of oocytes is asynchronous, are fractional spawners .

Scientific Name
Amblypharyngodon mola
Authority
Hamilton, 1822
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
20 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
30.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

: fusiform / normal.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Mola carplet is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
5.4cm TL

Asynchronous oocytes development, fractional spawner .

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00955 × L3.07 (TL)
Max TL
20cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
30.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Body Shape
Fusiform / normal
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Hamilton, 1822

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Mola Carplet
🌍BEN Mola · ফ্যাকাসে মলা
🌍CES dánio pákistánské
🇵🇹Portuguese Rasbora-mola

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .

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