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Microdous amblyrhynchos Hu, Lan & Li, 2023

Blunt-snout small-toothed sleeper
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Gobiiformes (Gobies) > Odontobutidae (Freshwater sleepers)
Etymology: amblyrhynchos: Name from Greek words 'ambly' for dull or blunt and 'rhynchos' for snout; referring to its blunt snout, distinguishing it from M. chalmersi.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 131453)

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Dorsal spines (total): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 34. This species is distinguished by the following character states: snout blunt, snout length/ head length ratio 0.26-0.28, mean 0.27; eye large, but not protruding outward, interorbital width larger than eye diameter, interorbital width/head length ratio 0.22-0.27, mean 0.25 (Ref. 131453).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in small creeks or rivers with slow moving, clear water and rocky bottom. Some remains of chitin exoskeleton of crustaceans were found in the anus opening of the holotype, suggesting that this species is carnivorous. During their spawning seasons, the male’s head would turn black with several orange dots on the body sides (Ref. 131453).

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Hu, J.-T., Lan, C. and C.-H. Li, 2023. Microdous amblyrhynchos sp. nov., a new member of the small-toothed sleepers (Teleostei, Gobiiformes, Odontobutidae) from Guangxi, southern China. ZooKeys 1153:1-13. (Ref. 131453)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = No PD50 data   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).