💧 Freshwater
Least Concern
🌡️ Temperate
Nepalese minnow
Psilorhynchus pseudecheneis Menon & Datta, 1964
📖 Overview
Inhabits hill streams and rivers . Prefers high-gradient streams. Adheres to rocks in rapid waters with the use of its unbranched rays in the pectoral fins and the transverse folds of skin along the belly .
Scientific Name
Psilorhynchus pseudecheneis
Authority
Menon & Datta, 1964
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
15 cm
Trophic Level
2.9
Vulnerability
10.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes
Family
Psilorhynchidae
Psilorhynchidae
Genus
Psilorhynchus
Psilorhynchus
Species
Nepalese minnow
Psilorhynchus pseudecheneis
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Nepalese minnow is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Nepalese minnow 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±0.2
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.00417 × L3.17
(TL)
Max TL
15cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2010
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Fishing Vulnerability
10.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Menon & Datta, 1964
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