💧 Freshwater
Critically Endangered
🌡️ Temperate
Batman loach
Paraschistura chrysicristinae Nalbant, 1998
📖 Overview
Caught by using tight-weave nets, in shallow, rocky, fast-flowing areas of the Sarim stream and the Han stream ..
Scientific Name
Paraschistura chrysicristinae
Authority
Nalbant, 1998
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
CR
Max Length
3.6 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
24.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes
Family
Nemacheilidae
Nemacheilidae
Genus
Paraschistura
Paraschistura
Species
Batman loach
Paraschistura chrysicristinae
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Batman loach is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Batman loach 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. Temperate
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00617 × L3.02
(TL)
Max TL
3.6cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Critically Endangered
Assessment Date
2013
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
24.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Nalbant, 1998
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