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Tanichthyidae (Mountain minnows)
Etymology: Tanichthys: Named for Mr Tan Kam Fei, the famous Scout of Kwangtung; for his interest in ichthyology and encouraging the young scouts toward the study of nature.; micagemmae: Names with reference to its sparkling colour pattern and small size, from the Latin verb micare (sparkle) and the Latin substantive gemma (gem). Noun in apposition..
More on authors: Freyhof & Herder.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Tropical; 18°C - 27°C (Ref. 89920)
Asia: River Ben Hai, Viet Nam.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 41279)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8; Rayons mous anaux: 11. Head and body below lateral midline whitish with many small dark grey spots (versus dark reddish brown); one black and white whitish longitudinal stripe of about same width (width of black stripe 0.9-1.8 times width of whitish stripe versus 0.3-0.6); distance from dorsal-fin origin to upper margin of whitish stripe about equal to distance from anal-fin origin to lower margin of black stripe (upper distance 0.9-1.2 times lower distance versus 1.8-2.7).
Found in a wide, shallow stream with fast current and sandy bottom (Ref. 41279).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Freyhof, J. and F. Herder, 2001. Tanichthys micagemmae, a new miniature cyprinid fish from Central Vietnam (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):215-220. (Ref. 41279)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).