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💧 Freshwater Endangered 🌡️ Tropical

Lentipes Watsoni

Lentipes watsoni Allen, 1997
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Max Length
6.4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
-
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits streams with cobbles, boulders and sand bottoms in clear water with slow to very rapid flow through open forest.

Scientific Name
Lentipes watsoni
Authority
Allen, 1997
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
EN
Max Length
6.4 cm
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
15.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Gobiiformes
Gobiiformes
Family
Gobiidae
Gobiidae
Genus
Lentipes
Lentipes
Species
Lentipes Watsoni
Lentipes watsoni

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Lentipes Watsoni is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Lentipes Watsoni 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

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
6.4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Endangered
Assessment Date
2019

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
15.00/100
Low vulnerability
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Allen, 1997

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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