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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Barbinae
Etymology: Caecocypris: Latin, caecus = blind + Greek, Kypris = Aphrodite, coming form Kypris / Cyprus, Greek, kyprinos = carp (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Basim M Al-Azzawi was a collector with the Natural History Research Centre, University of Baghdad. He lectured on blindfishes to the Port Macquaries Convention (2015). He collected the holotype (1977). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Subtropical; 35°N - 34°N
Asia: monotypic genus much rarer than Typhlogarra widdowsoni in the subterranean system in a sinkhole at the Sheik Hadid shrine, near Haditha (circa 34°4'N, 42°24'E) (Ref. 5326).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 109283)
Cave-restricted fish.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
IUCN, 1990. 1990 IUCN red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, U.K. 288 p. (Ref. 3881)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00393 - 0.02918), b=2.97 (2.73 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.9 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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