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💧 Freshwater Least Concern 🐠 Aquarium 🌡️ Tropical

Tuberoschistura Baenzigeri

Tuberoschistura baenzigeri Kottelat, 1983
Max Length
4.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
2.9
Depth
0–2 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
demersal

📖 Overview

Found in a stream with slow current and with depth never more than 30 cm during the dry season. Also collected in turbid waters at a depth between 0 to 2 m on muddy bottom along sandy banks .

Scientific Name
Tuberoschistura baenzigeri
Authority
Kottelat, 1983
Habitat
Freshwater
Climate
Tropical
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
4.2 cm
Depth Range
0–2 m
Trophic Level
2.9
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
26.00/100
Salinity
0–0.5 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes
Family
Nemacheilidae
Nemacheilidae
Genus
Tuberoschistura
Tuberoschistura
Species
Tuberoschistura Baenzigeri
Tuberoschistura baenzigeri

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguished from its congener by having 9-10 1/2 branched dorsal rays (vs. 12 1/2); anus situated under branched dorsal rays 2-3; distance from anus to anal fin origin greater than length of base of dorsal fin .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Tuberoschistura Baenzigeri 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; depth range 0 - 2 m . Tropical

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
💧 Freshwater ⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.9±0.3

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00724 × L3.01 (TL)
Max TL
4.2cm
Dorsal Rays
14
Anal Rays
8

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
0–0.5ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2011

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
26.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.9
Omnivore / Planktivore
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Kottelat, 1983

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🌍CES mřenka Baenzingerova
🌍THA ปลาค้อเกล็ดใหญ่

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Noemacheilus baenzigeri Kottelat 1983 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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