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Hedinichthys yarkandensis (Day, 1877)

Kashgarian loach
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Common names: 叶尔羌河条鳅, 叶尔羌赫氏高原鳅, 叶尔羌高原鳅
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: commercial | Ref: Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica, Shanghai Natural Museum and Ministry of Agriculture of China, 1993
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Found only in the Tarim Basin (Ref. 51717). Type locality: Yarkand, Pas Robat, Yankihissar, and Kashgar, all from waters in connection with Yarkand and Yankihissar rivers (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 1441, 35840, 89110.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica, Shanghai Natural Museum and Ministry of Agriculture of China, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

叶尔羌高原鳅, Mřenice jarkadenská, Mřenka jarkandenská, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology:   More on author: Day.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Temperate

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Asia: Tarim River basin.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1441)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Body comparatively deep and substantially laterally compressed. Head compressed dorsoventrally, with a protruded rostrum. Sexually mature fishes with dorsal profile of the body distinctly humpbacked. Caudal fin truncated but with a hollow. Posterior nostril beanlike, surrounding the anterior nostril posteriorly. Lateral line complete. Numerous small blackish spots on the body. No sexual dimorphism (Ref. 85843).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in slow currents in lakes and pools over muddy or sandy bottom (Ref. 51717).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Prokofiev, A.M., 2010. Morphological classification of loaches (Nemacheilinae). J. Ichthyol. 50(10):827-913. (Ref. 85843)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00776 (0.00438 - 0.01377), b=3.02 (2.87 - 3.17), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.6   ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.