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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Ptychidio: Greek, ptyx, ptychos = fold (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) was a leading American ichthyologist, physician, educator, peace activist and believer in eugenics; moreover, he was founding President of Stanford University. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Myers.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce demersale. Subtropical
Asia: Zhujiang River in China. Occurrence in Taiwan doubtful.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 128592); common length : 27.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 35840); peso massimo pubblicato: 608.80 g (Ref. 128592)
Adults inhabit gravel bottom of streams (Ref. 9671). Utilized for food (Ref. 89718).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Huang, H. et al., 1987. The freshwater fishes of China in coloured illustrations. The freshwater fishes of China in coloured illustrations. (Ref. 9671)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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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=0.00977 (0.00582 - 0.01642), b=3.13 (2.99 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).