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💧 Freshwater Endangered 🌡️ Tropical

Barbodes Tumba

Barbodes tumba Herre, 1924
Max Length
12.9 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
2.7
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Overview information for Barbodes Tumba is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Barbodes tumba
Authority
Herre, 1924
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
12.9 cm
Trophic Level
2.7
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Color in life dark greenish or olive dorsally, paler on sides, whitish below; silvery luster over all; nape with a black spot; fins more or less dusky. The species may vary in color, scale counts and proportions. Circular gelatinous lid of eye high up, with posterior margin midway between tip of snout and posterior margin of operculum. 8 scales from nape to dorsal; 2-2.5 scales between origin of ventral and lateral line. Short, round axillary ventral scale much less than eye in length. Longitudinal branching lines on scales. Snout round.: short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Barbodes Tumba is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Barbodes Tumba is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Barbodes Tumba is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical distributed over the Lanao Plateau, Mindanao, Philippines.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
2.7±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.01585 × L2.94 (TL)
Max TL
12.9cm
Dorsal Spines
4
Dorsal Rays
8
Anal Spines
3
Anal Rays
5

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2021

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.7
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Short and / or deep
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Herre, 1924

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .

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