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💧 Freshwater 🌡️ Subtropical

Neoanguilla Nepalensis

Neoanguilla nepalensis Shrestha, 2008
Max Length
3.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.1
Depth
-
Climate
Subtropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Adults inhabit dark subterranean system, usually adapted to life in dark cravens and fissures. Occasionally encountered in wells or pits, they sometimes burrow into soft bottom sediments .

Scientific Name
Neoanguilla nepalensis
Authority
Shrestha, 2008
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Subtropical
Max Length
3.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Genus
Neoanguilla
Neoanguilla
Species
Neoanguilla Nepalensis
Neoanguilla nepalensis

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 28; Anal soft rays: 24. Dorsal fin with 26-28 rays; and anal fin with 24 rays; and caudal fin with 6 rays. Pectoral fin very much reduced leaf like : eel-like.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Neoanguilla Nepalensis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous
Spawning Season
spring
Spawn Location
Substrate
Fertilization
External

Semelparous.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.1±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00079 × L3.16 (TL)
Max TL
3.3cm
Dorsal Rays
27
Anal Rays
24

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.1
Predator
Climate Zone
Subtropical
Described By
Shrestha, 2008

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