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Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Nomorhamphus: Greek, nema = filament + Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Dig Liem was, according to the description, a long-time friend of the author in Indonesia and we presume him to be an aquarist and collector. (We cannot discount the possibility that ‘Dig’ is a nickname for Dr K F Liem [below]). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
ນິເວດວິທະຍາ
; ນ້ຳຈືດ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່) ໄກ້ໜ້ານ້ຳໃນທະເລເປີດ; pH range: 6.0 - 8.0; dH range: 5 - 12; ລະດັບຄວາມເລິກ 0 - ? m. Tropical; 20°C - 24°C (Ref. 30491)
Asia: south Sulawesi.
ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 13371); 9.0 cm TL (female); common length : 8.0 cm SL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 7050)
Feeds mainly on flying insects (Ref. 13371).
Life cycle and mating behavior
ການຈະເລີນເຕັມໄວ | ການສືບພັນ | ການວາງໄຂ່ | ໄຂ່ | ຄວາມດົກຂອງໄຂ່ປາ | ຕົວອ່ອນ
Produces 9-11 young.
Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993. Freshwater fishes of Western Indonesia and Sulawesi. Periplus Editions, Hong Kong. 221 p. (Ref. 7050)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00200 - 0.01044), b=3.03 (2.82 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
ຊັ້ນເຂດຮ້ອນ (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).