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Etymology: Nematabramis: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Old French, breme, bresme = a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Hart Everett (1848–1898) was a British civil servant who worked as an administrator in North Borneo. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Boulenger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Sabah.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34011)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Recorded from rivers. Adults found mostly in deeper, slower areas, while sub-adults found in riffles and juveniles in cut-off areas (Ref. 34011).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
The fish prefer to spawn in shallow water with temperatures ranging from 26-28C. The different time needed to reach maturity by males and females creates problems when trying to be bred in captivity (Ref. 1672).
Herre, A.W.C.T., 1924. Distribution of the true freshwater fishes in the Philippines. I. The Philippine Cyprinidae. Philipp. J. Sci. 24(3):249-307. (Ref. 2929)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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