💧 Freshwater
Data Deficient
🐠 Aquarium
🌡️ Tropical
Hemimyzon Nanensis
Hemimyzon nanensis Doi & Kottelat, 1998
📖 Overview
Specimens collected in riffles, about 5-10 m wide, on waters less than 20 cm deep; bottom with algal growth .
Scientific Name
Hemimyzon nanensis
Authority
Doi & Kottelat, 1998
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
5.7 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes
Family
Balitoridae
Balitoridae
Genus
Hemimyzon
Hemimyzon
Species
Hemimyzon Nanensis
Hemimyzon nanensis
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Hemimyzon Nanensis is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Hemimyzon Nanensis is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00724 × L3.06
(TL)
Max TL
5.7cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2011
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Doi & Kottelat, 1998
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Hemimyzon Nanensis.
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