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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Tropical

Mustura Subhashi

Mustura subhashi Choudhury, Das, Bharali, Sarma, Tyagi, Lal & Sarma, 2021
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.8
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
32.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Mustura Subhashi (Mustura subhashi), first described by Choudhury, Das, Bharali, Sarma, Tyagi, Lal & Sarma, 2021 is a fish. It inhabits freshwater systems including rivers, streams, and lakes. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.

Scientific Name
Mustura subhashi
Authority
Choudhury, Das, Bharali, Sarma, Tyagi, Lal & Sarma, 2021
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
Trophic Level
2.8
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
32.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Mustura
Mustura
Species
Mustura Subhashi
Mustura subhashi

🐟 Physical Description

This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: Colouration: body greyish to pale beige with 14-23 dark-greyish black to dark brown irregular bars; pre-dorsal bars are thin, numerous, wider than interspaces, weakly contrasted, uniting dorsally at lateral one-third or midway on flank to form thicker bars, coalescing further at lateral one-fifth and continuous on dorsum with contralateral bars; bars below the dorsal fin having similar condition but slightly wider than pre-dorsal bars; post-dorsal bars are thicker than anterior bars, wider than interspaces, sharply contrasted, and rarely coalescing on flank; caudal mid-line with a short bar along it, rarely forming a blotch .: elongated; Cross section: oval.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Mustura Subhashi 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
2.8±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00724 × L3.01 (TL)

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
32.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Choudhury, Das, Bharali, Sarma, Tyagi, Lal & Sarma, 2021

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