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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: brahmaputraensis: Named for its type locality, the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90071)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Distinguished from all other congeners by the combination of the following characters: lateral line scales, complete with 31-32 + 1-2 scales; transverse line scales on body showing ½ 6 - ½ 7/1 / 2 ½ - 3 ½ scales; body slender, body depth 25.1-29.3% SL, caudal peduncle depth 8.9- 9.8% SL; anal fin with three unbranched rays and 19 ½ - 20 ½ branched rays; pelvic fin is short (43.2- 83.3% HL), not reaching beyond the anus, a black blotch above the pectoral fin base; lower jaw smooth, lacking tubercles on skin (Ref. 90071).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kulabtong, S., A.S. Suksri and C. Nonpayom, 2012. A new species of genus Laubuca Bleeker, 1860 cyprinid fish from Bangladesh (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae). Biodiversity Journal 3(1):93-95. (Ref. 90071)
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=0.00977 (0.00422 - 0.02262), b=3.04 (2.84 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
