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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Subtropical

Bashimyzon Cheni

Bashimyzon cheni Gong & Zhang, 2024
Max Length
4.3 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
0–1 m
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

This species was caught in shallow fast-flowing waters, at depths of 0.2-0.8 m, with a mixed bottom substrate of boulders, cobbles, and sands. Associated species included Opsariichthys bidens, Osteochilus salsburyi, Schistura fasciolata, Traccatichthys pulcher, Mystus guttatus, Glyptothorax fokiensis, and Mastacembelus armatus .

Scientific Name
Bashimyzon cheni
Authority
Gong & Zhang, 2024
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
Max Length
4.3 cm
Depth Range
0–1 m
Trophic Level
2.8
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Bashimyzon
Bashimyzon
Species
Bashimyzon Cheni
Bashimyzon cheni

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 29 - 30. This species is distinguished from B. damingshanensis by the following characters: with 8-9 teardrop-shaped black blotches wider than interspaces, the majority portion of each blotch located above the lateral line on the flank (vs. 12 irregular black bars narrower than interspaces, and located along the lateral line on the flank); fewer rows of blackish spots across dorsal-fin rays 3 (vs. 4); fewer lateral-line pored scales 84-86 (vs. 88-95); a gradual (vs. abrupt) upward dorsal profile of head in front of nostrils; a deeply (vs. slightly) curved rostral groove, or the greater (vs. less) distance from the median point of the distal margin of the upper lip to the anterior-most tip of the snout than half of the mouth width, a distinct (vs. indistinct) incision on both side of the fleshy pad of the lower lip .Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bashimyzon Cheni is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Bashimyzon Cheni is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Bashimyzon Cheni is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal; depth range 0 - 1 m . Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.8±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00646 × L3.11 (TL)
Max TL
4.3cm
Dorsal Rays
7
Anal Rays
5
Vertebrae
30

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Gong & Zhang, 2024

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