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Etymology: Cosmochilus: Greek, kosmos, -ou = order, organization + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Mekong River system in Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39379)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 33 - 34. Papillae of lips not developed; the gill rakers of the first gill arch very sparse and short; the rostral barbels and maxillary barbels not developed; length of the last simple dorsal fin ray equal to or slightly shorter than length of head; the number of scales in longitudinal series 32-35.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Y.F., Z.C. He and S.P. He, 1992. On a new cyprinid fish from the genus Cosmochilus Sauvage from Yunnan, China (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Acta. Zootaxon. Sin. 17(1):100-103. (Ref. 39379)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00521 - 0.02417), b=3.02 (2.85 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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).
