Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Beloniformes (Needle fishes) >
Zenarchopteridae (Internally fertilized halfbeaks)
Etymology: Nomorhamphus: Greek, nema = filament + Greek, rhamphos = bill, peak (Ref. 45335); aenigma: Name from Greek 'aenigma' for ‘riddle', referring to the riddle raised by this specie, 'why are the mandibles of most halfbeaks long?'.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Asia: Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123153)
This species was collected from the river that belongs to the Malili River basin. The type locality is approximately 10 m in width and 1.5 m in depth, partially shaded by forest canopy, and has mud and gravel bottom. Associated species: Nomorhamphus rex, Oreochromis niloticus, Oryzias dopingdopingensis, Osteochilus vittatus, Redigobius penango, Telmatherina sp. (Ref. 123153).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kobayashi, H., K.W.A. Masengi and K. Yamahira, 2020. A new ‘‘Beakless’’ halfbeak of the genus Nomorhamphus from Sulawesi (Teleostei: Zenarchopteridae). Copeia 108(3):522-531. (Ref. 123153)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
