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Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Paracobitis: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Cave Maolan in Guizhou, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76748)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 7. Similar to Paracobitis longibarbatus and Paracobitis posterodorsalus, but distinguished from the latter by the following characters: nose without barbel; delicate mouth barbel; formation of exceptional pectoral fin; and caudal fin deeply forked (Ref. 76748).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Li, W.-X., J.-C. Ran and H.-M. Chen, 2006. A new species of Paracobitis from Guizhou, China. J. Zhanjiang Ocean Univ. 26 (4):1-2. (Ref. 76748)
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 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00832 (0.00369 - 0.01874), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±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).
