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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Nemacheilus: Greek, nema, -atos = filament + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); banar: Named after the Ba Nar ethnic minority. Noun in apposition.
Eponymy: This is not a true eponym as the fish is named after the Ba Nar, an ethnic minority people in the area of Vietnam where this species was collected. Two species of amphibians are also named after them. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Freyhof & Serov.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / εύρος βάθους / distribution range
Οικολογία
; Γλυκού νερού βενθοπελαγικό. Tropical
Asia: Sesan and Ba rivers in Vietnam.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 40772)
Short description
Κλείδες προσδιορισμού | Μορφολογία | Μορφομετρία
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 0; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 14; Εδρικές άκανθες: 0; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 9. 2-3 small black spots on last simple dorsal-fin ray; dark blotch at base of simple and first two branched dorsal-fin rays; head spotted; color pattern with 8-13 dark blotches along lateral line, reaching venter in most specimens; no conspicuous black stripe along lateral line or along mid-dorsal longitudinal line; caudal peduncle elongated, 1.9-2.4 times longer than deep; no acuminate scales on caudal peduncle; distinct median incision in upper lip.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Adult specimens have been collected in fast-flowing rivers with rock or large-sized gravel substratum; juveniles from sandy substratum in moderate current.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Γεννητική Ωρίμανση | Αναπαραγωγή | Γεννοβολία | Αβγά | Γονιμότητα | Προνύμφες
Freyhof, J. and D.V. Serov, 2001. Nemacheiline loaches from Central Vietnam with descriptions of a new genus and 14 new species (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(2):133-191. (Ref. 40772)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Αναφ.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00724 (0.00347 - 0.01512), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Αναφ.
69278): 2.7 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Ελαστικότητα (Αναφ.
120179): Μεσαίο(α), ελάχιστος χρόνος για διπλασιασμό πληθυσμού 1,4 - 4,4 έτη (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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