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💧 Freshwater Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Mustura Bella

Mustura bella Kottelat, 1990
Max Length
3.9 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Inhabits a small stream running among piles of pebbles, with clear water depth up to 50 cm and moderate to swift current .

Scientific Name
Mustura bella
Authority
Kottelat, 1990
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
3.9 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
25.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Mustura
Mustura
Species
Mustura Bella
Mustura bella

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal soft rays: 8. This species is characterized by the following:12-30) occasionally narrow and interconnected irregular bars separated by a distinctly yellow stripe from an irregular middorsal stripe or a series of blotches; without small tubercles on branched ray 1 of the male pectoral fin; one row of spots on the caudal fin . : elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Mustura Bella 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
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00724 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
3.9cm
Dorsal Rays
13
Anal Rays
8

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
25.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kottelat, 1990

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