💧 Freshwater
Data Deficient
🌡️ Tropical
Leiocassis Tenebrica
Leiocassis tenebrica Ng & Lim, 2006
📖 Overview
Inhabits fast flowing forest stream with clear water, 80% canopy cover, cascades up to 4 m high and a substrate consisting of sand, silt and rock .
Scientific Name
Leiocassis tenebrica
Authority
Ng & Lim, 2006
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
9 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
18.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Genus
Leiocassis
Leiocassis
Species
Leiocassis Tenebrica
Leiocassis tenebrica
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 42.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Leiocassis Tenebrica 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; pH range: 7.4 - ?. Tropical
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.3±0.1
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00871 × L2.93
(TL)
Max TL
9cm
Dorsal Rays
7
Anal Rays
15
Vertebrae
42
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2019
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
18.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ng & Lim, 2006
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