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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Golden venus chub

Hemigrammocypris rasborella Stieler, 1907
Max Length
4.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Overview information for Golden venus chub is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Hemigrammocypris rasborella
Authority
Stieler, 1907
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4.2 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Golden venus chub is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Golden venus chub is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Golden venus chub is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Golden venus chub is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Temperate Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast of western central Honshu, Shikoku and North Kyushu, Japan.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish
Trophic Level
3.1±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00851 × L3.09 (TL)
Max TL
4.2cm

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2017

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Stieler, 1907

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Golden venus chub
🇯🇵Japanese カワバタモロコ(Kawabata-moroko)

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 10 records indexed .

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