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Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: speciosa: Specific name from the Latin speciosus which means beautiful, showy.
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Beresford Seymour Sewell CIE. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; sötvatten bottenlevande. Tropical
Asia: Se Kong drainage in Laos and Vietnam.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 38650)
Ryggkotor: 31 - 32. Differs from other species of Sewellia by the following combination of characters: body spotted, without dark stripes; without concentric band on paired fins; pelvic fin reaching to anal-fin origin; pelvic-fin origin below dorsal-fin origin; small soft elevated patches of fine tubercles on first pectoral-fin rays in males; tubercles on simple pectoral-fin ray not enlarge; absence of cavity around mouth; absence of skin-fold between oropectoral membrane and ventral surface of head; and 50-60 lateral line scales (Ref. 40433).
Inhabits rivers with rocky bottom, with gravel and stone and sometimes large boulders. River current is moderate to swift, but the gradient is moderate.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Roberts, T.R., 1998. Systematic revision of the balitorid loach genus Sewellia of Vietnam and Laos, with diagnoses of four new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 46(2):271-288. (Ref. 38650)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00617 (0.00268 - 0.01421), b=3.11 (2.91 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).