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Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: Microdevario: From the Greek 'mikros' meaning small and the generic name Devario, alluding to the small size and its relationship with Devario; kubotai: Named for Katsuma Kubota (Ref. 38434).
Eponymy: Katsuma Kubota is a fish collector who is Managing Director of the Siam Pet Fish Trading Co. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Kottelat & Witte.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Thailand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75599)
Vertebrae: 29. In the field, translucent yellow; aquarium-kept greenish yellow, with a glowing golden lateral stripe, belly, eye and opercle. Hyaline fins. Longitudinal scale series 24-25 + 1. Branched anal rays 9-10. Dorsal fin rays 2-3 simple, 7 branched. Pectoral fin falcate, with a very small axillary lobe present. Pelvic fin slightly pointed, 7 rays, a small axillary scale present. Anal fin rays 3 simple, 9-10 branched rays, last one split to the base. Caudal fin with 10 + 9 principal rays, 9 + 8 branched. Scales in longitudinal series 24 + 1 or 25 + 1. No lateral line pores. Predorsal scales 10-11 (Ref. 38434).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kottelat, M. and K.E. Witte, 1999. Two new species of Microrasbora from Thailand and Myanmar, with two new generic names for small Southeast Asian cyprinid fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). J. South Asian Nat. Hist. 4(1):49-56. (Ref. 38434)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00422 - 0.02262), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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