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Mystacoleucus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1842)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Mystacoleucus: Greek, mystax = whiskered, used by Belon in 1553 to describe all fishes with whiskers + Greek, leykos = white (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Valenciennes.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 2059)

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Asia: Mekong, Chao Phraya and Meklong basins; also from the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. Recorded from Myanmar (Ref. 4832).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050); common length : 10.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)

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Anal fin with a convex distal margin; dorsal fin with black anterior and distal margins; a black distal margin on the caudal fin; most scales with a black crescent-shaped mark on their base (Ref. 27732).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found at bottom depths of rivers and streams. Inhabits areas with sand or pea-gravel from small streams to large rivers (Ref. 12693). Usually found in streams with clear and moving waters (Ref. 27732). Breeds when water levels begin to rise, but whether it leaves permanent water or not is unknown. Occasionally seen in markets (Ref. 12693).

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Roberts, T.R., 1989. The freshwater fishes of Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Mem. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14:210 p. (Ref. 2091)

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

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 March 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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=0.00933 (0.00586 - 0.01486), b=2.99 (2.86 - 3.12), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.34 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 244 [160, 399] mg/100g; Iron = 1.73 [1.18, 2.56] mg/100g; Protein = 16.6 [14.8, 18.7] %; Omega3 = 0.571 [0.248, 1.353] g/100g; Selenium = 55.4 [24.9, 127.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 102 [45, 216] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.14 [1.56, 2.98] mg/100g (wet weight); based on nutrient studies.