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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Neochanna Rekohua

Neochanna rekohua Mitchell, 1995
Max Length
7.5 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3
Depth
-
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Facultative air-breathing in the genus ; Found among Dracophyllum spp. shrub land growing on deep peat . Fish were abundant along the lake shore and for a short distance down the outlet stream . Main item on the diet were insect larvae. Preyed on by Anguilla dieffenbachii .

Scientific Name
Neochanna rekohua
Authority
Mitchell, 1995
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
7.5 cm
Trophic Level
3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
13.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Neochanna Rekohua is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Neochanna Rekohua is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Neochanna Rekohua is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Neochanna Rekohua is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate known only from Lake Tuku a Taupo, Chatham Islands, New Zealand, but is likely to occupy other small lakes in the vicinity.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.0049 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
7.5cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
13.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3
Predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Mitchell, 1995

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