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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Tropical

Bibarba Bibarba

Bibarba bibarba Chen & Chen, 2007
Max Length
5.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Bibarba Bibarba (Bibarba bibarba) is a ray-finned fish. It inhabits freshwater waters. This species can reach a maximum total length of 5.5 cm. With a trophic level of 3.2, it is a low-level carnivore, feeding on invertebrates and small organisms.

Scientific Name
Bibarba bibarba
Authority
Chen & Chen, 2007
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
Max Length
5.5 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
20.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Bibarba
Bibarba
Species
Bibarba Bibarba
Bibarba bibarba

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 43. Can be distinguished by the following characters: barbels short; two black spots on caudal peduncle; a black stripe from operculum through eye to the rostral barbel insertion; dorsal fin situated on caudal half of the body; males with second pectoral fin ray thickened and elongated, length of the second pectoral fin ray 3.3-4.6 times of SL; a semicircular Lamina circularis on the third pectoral fin ray and not located at its base in males; suborbital spine relatively thick and short with strong and medio-lateral process . : elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Bibarba Bibarba 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. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00501 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
5.5cm
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Rays
8
Vertebrae
43

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
20.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Chen & Chen, 2007

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