Acantopsis dinema, Peppered horseface loach

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Acantopsis dinema Boyd & Page, 2017

Peppered horseface loach
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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Acantopsis: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, ops = similar (Ref. 45335)dinema: Dervied from the from Latin di (meaning two) and nema (meaning for thread), in reference to the usual presence of two pairs of labial barbels in this species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical

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Asia: tributaries of the Mekong River draining the Khorat Plateau and Mekong Delta ecoregions in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia; and Songkhram River in eastern Thailand to the Prek Thnot River south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 116755)

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Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10 - 11; Ryggkotor: 41 - 42. Acantopsis dinema is distinguished from all congeners by the combination of the following characters: absence of large spots on side of head; many black specks beneath midlateral row of black spots from head to caudal fin; 2 pairs of labial barbels; absence of distinct small black spot on upper margin of caudal-fin base; absence of large black spots on dorsal or caudal fins; dorsal fin usually with 10½ branched rays and pectoral fin with 10 rays; 8-17 dark saddles along dorsal midline; 6-12 black spots along side of body; 41-42 total vertebrae; and body depth 12.0-14.5% SL, body width 8.0-10.3% SL, caudal-peduncle length 12.1-14.3% SL (Ref. 116755).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

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Boyd, D.A., P. Nithirojpakdee, G. Deein, C. Vidthayanon, C. Grudpan, W. Tangjitjaroen, J.M. Pfeiffer, Z.S. Randall, T. Srisombat and L.M. Page, 2017. Revision of the horseface loaches (Cobitidae, Acantopsis), with description of three new species from Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 4341(2):151-192. (Ref. 116755)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)


CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00501 (0.00233 - 0.01079), b=3.08 (2.90 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈