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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Gastromyzontidae (Hillstream loaches)
Etymology: Beaufortia: Because of Beaufort, he worked with Bleeker in an Atlas of Ichthyology from India and Malaysia, 1902-1962 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort (1879–1968) was a Dutch zoologist whose main interests were first fish and then birds. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Chen, Huang & Yang.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; demersal. Tropical
Asia: Niulan Jiang, Yangtze River basin in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 83459)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 5. Origin of pectoral fin between nostril and eye; origin of dorsal fin opposite of 2/3 of pelvic base (dorsal located comparatively rearwards); and anus close to pelvic fin rays (Ref. 83459).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, Z.-M., Y.-F. Huang and J.-X. Yang, 2009. A new species of he genus Beaufortia from Yunnan province, China (Cypriniformes, Homalopteridae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica 34(3): 639-641. (Ref. 83459)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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=0.00933 (0.00325 - 0.02683), b=3.04 (2.80 - 3.28), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
