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💧 Freshwater Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Onychostoma Lepturus

Onychostoma lepturus Boulenger, 1900
Max Length
23.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.7
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Typical Length
12.5 cm
Depth Zone
-

📖 Overview

Overview information for Onychostoma Lepturus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Onychostoma lepturus
Authority
Boulenger, 1900
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
23.8 cm
Trophic Level
2.7
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100

🐟 Physical Description

Body golden yellowish with a dark mid-lateral stripe, broader and most conspicuous above pectoral; sometimes a few thinner stripes below mid-lateral stripe; large adults with a transverse row of 4-6 large tubercles on tip of snout; wide mouth, width about 1.5 times in maximum head width; barbels absent in adults; last simple dorsal ray slender, and finely serrated posteriorly in large adults; caudal peduncle 2.0-2.8 times longer than deep .

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Onychostoma Lepturus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Onychostoma Lepturus is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Onychostoma Lepturus is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; brackish; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater 🌿 Brackish
Trophic Level
2.7±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00676 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
23.8cm

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2010

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
36.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.7
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Boulenger, 1900

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