Pseudohomaloptera vulgaris

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Pseudohomaloptera vulgaris (Kottelat & Chu, 1988)

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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Balitoridae (River loaches)
Etymology: Pseudohomaloptera: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, homalos = flat + Greek, pteron = wing, fin (Ref. 45335).  More on authors: Kottelat & Chu.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Subtropical

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Asia: Yunnan, China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34782)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 7. Distinguished by the combination of the following characters: P7/10; 48-50 + 1-2 scales along lateral line; all scales with a single keel; body depth 13.8-15.1% SL; body width 13.2-13.8% SL; eye diameter 15-16% HL; interorbital width 42-46% HL; pectoral fins not reaching pelvic fins.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabit creeks with clear water and moderate current (Ref. 34782).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Randall, Z.S. and L.M. Page, 2015. On the paraphyly of Homaloptera (Teleostei: Balitoridae) and description of a new genus of hillstream loaches from the Western Ghats of India. Zootaxa 3926(1):57-86. (Ref. 100449)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 120744)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 18 February 2011

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00562 (0.00236 - 0.01338), b=3.08 (2.87 - 3.29), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  .
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .