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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🌡️ Tropical

Oreoglanis Infulata

Oreoglanis infulata Ng & Freyhof, 2001
Max Length
10.3 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
3.2
Depth
-
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
37.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Collected in a steeply sloping rainforest stream 1-3 m wide; only in waterfalls where the fish were found adhering to vertical surfaces of rocks .

Scientific Name
Oreoglanis infulata
Authority
Ng & Freyhof, 2001
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
10.3 cm
Trophic Level
3.2
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
37.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 7; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 6; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. Dark band running across the anal fin, a lunate and uniformly dark caudal fin, a lower lip lacking a medial notch and with a fimbriated posterior margin, maxillary barbel with a rounded tip, length of caudal peduncle 19.0-22.6% SL, depth of caudal peduncle 2.6-3.2% SL, post-adipose distance 6.8-8.0% SL, eye diameter 10.5-12.1% HL, 12 principal caudal-fin rays .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Oreoglanis Infulata 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 central Viet Nam.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
3.2±0.4

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00589 × L3.08 (TL)
Max TL
10.3cm
Dorsal Rays
7
Anal Rays
6
Vertebrae
41

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2010

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
37.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.2
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ng & Freyhof, 2001

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