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💧 Freshwater Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Pseudobagarius Alfredi

Pseudobagarius alfredi Ng & Kottelat, 1998
Max Length
3 cm
Max Weight
Lifespan
Trophic Level
3.3
Depth
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Typical Length
Depth Zone

📖 Overview

Overview information for Pseudobagarius Alfredi is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Pseudobagarius alfredi
Authority
Ng & Kottelat, 1998
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
3 cm
Trophic Level
3.3
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Distinguished from all its congeners by possessing tubercles with poorly-demarcated, indistinct margins (versus tubercles with well-demarcated and distinct margins) and the following combination of characters: head width 20.3-25.0% SL; body depth at anus 11.3-14.7% SL; depth of caudal peduncle 5.7-7.3% SL; pectoral-fin length 23.1-28.9% SL; interorbital distance 34-39% HL; eye diameter 7-11% HL; length of nasal barbel 29-65% HL; length of maxillary barbel 122-144% HL; length of outer mandibular barbel 88-134% HL; color pattern of dark-colored patches on a predominantly light-colored body (versus predominantly dark-colored body with light-colored patches in its congeners); and caudal fin strongly forked .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Pseudobagarius Alfredi is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Pseudobagarius Alfredi is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Pseudobagarius Alfredi is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater
Trophic Level
3.3±0.5

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00389 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
3cm
Dorsal Rays
6
Anal Rays
9
Vertebrae
33

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
3.3
Predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Ng & Kottelat, 1998

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