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Common names: Elongate loach, 長薄鰍, 长薄鳅
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Aquaculture: commercial | Ref: Ma, X., X. Bangxi, W. Yindong and W. Mingxue, 2003
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River (=Changjiang River). Introduced from its native range to other regions in the country (intensive culture in ponds and cages) (Ref. 55380). Status of threat: Vulnerable (Ref. 45563). Also Ref. 35840.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zhang, W., 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Botiidae (Pointface loaches) > Leptobotiinae
Etymology: More on author: Bleeker.

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

; agua dulce demersal. Subtropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 12468)

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Asia: China (middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 35840); peso máximo publicado: 3.0 kg (Ref. 59370)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Body lightly grayish brown and with vertical or irregular band-like stripes of deeply brown; yellowish brown on head sides. Barbels 3 pairs; scales minute; pectoral and pelvic fins short and bases with long skin folds.

Lives in the upper and middle streams of rivers and shoals and mountain streams. Carnivore and feeds on small fishes (Ref. 45563). Spawn from March to May and the roe is viscous and sticks to rocks (Ref. 45563).

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Kottelat, M., 2004. Botia kubotai, a new species of loach (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from the Ataran River basin (Myanmar), with comments on botiine nomenclature and diagnosis of a new genus. Zootaxa 401:1-18. (Ref. 50472)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerable, ver lista roja de la UICN (VU) (A2acd); Date assessed: 26 November 2010

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00676 (0.00519 - 0.00881), b=3.05 (2.98 - 3.12), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species (Ref. 93245).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).

Leptobotia elongata (Bleeker, 1870)