💧 Freshwater
🌡️ Tropical
Discogobio Macrophysallidos
Discogobio macrophysallidos Huang, 1989
📖 Overview
Inhabits torrential water of mountain area, clinging to the substrata on bottom by its sucking disc of mouth .
Scientific Name
Discogobio macrophysallidos
Authority
Huang, 1989
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Max Length
12.1 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
23.00/100
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes
Family
Cyprinidae
Cyprinidae
Genus
Discogobio
Discogobio
Species
Discogobio Macrophysallidos
Discogobio macrophysallidos
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 7.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Discogobio Macrophysallidos is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
🌿 Brackish
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00813 × L3.05
(TL)
Max TL
12.1cm
Dorsal Rays
10
Anal Rays
7
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
23.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Huang, 1989
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Discogobio Macrophysallidos.
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