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Tanichthyidae (Mountain minnows)
Etymology: Tanichthys: Named for Mr Tan Kam Fei, the famous Scout of Kwangtung; for his interest in ichthyology and encouraging the young scouts toward the study of nature.
Eponymy: Tan Kam Fei was a Chinese boy-scout leader who discovered and collected the first specimens of the minnows (1932) and brought them to the attention of the author. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / Mức độ sâu / distribution range
Sinh thái học
; Nước ngọt gần đáy; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 19. Tropical; 18°C - 22°C (Ref. 1672); 24°N - 18°N, 104°E - 121°E (Ref. 85799)
Asia: China (Ref. 1739) and Viet Nam (Ref. 44416). Thought to be extinct in the wild (Ref. 89952). Introduced elsewhere.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 5258); common length : 2.1 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 35840)
Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 2 - 3; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 6 - 7; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 3; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 7 - 9. Body green, with golden vertical zones on central axis of body and a number of dark lines above zones; dorsal and anal fins green and transparent edge; base of caudal fin with large red round spots. Snout blunt; lip thin and lower jaw a bit protruded; barbel absent; dorsal fin short and opposite anal fin, pectoral and pelvic fins small; pelvic scute absent (Ref. 45563).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Found in clean, sluggish coastal stream amongst hydrophytes (Ref. 85799). Can survive in water temperature as low as 5°C. Feed on zooplankton and detritus. Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size 60 cm (Ref. 51539).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Chín muồi sinh dục | Sự tái sinh sản | Đẻ trứng | Các trứng | Sự sinh sản | Ấu trùng
Kottelat, M., 2001. Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list of the fishes known or expected to occur in northern Vietnam with comments on systematics and nomenclature. Environment and Social Development Unit, East Asia and Pacific Region. The World Bank. 123 p. (Ref. 44416)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Tài liệu tham khảo
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01023 (0.00400 - 0.02616), b=3.08 (2.85 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Tài liệu tham khảo
69278): 2.7 ±0.31 se; based on food items.
Thích nghi nhanh (Tài liệu tham khảo
120179): Chiêù cao, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là dưới 15 tháng (tm<1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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