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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Gobionidae (Gudgeons)
Etymology: Pseudorasbora: Greek, pseudes = false + Rasbora, an Indian word for a fish, also used in Malay peninsula; pugnax: The specific name, pugnax, is Latin for belligerent, aggressive, pugnacious. Mature males defend their territory very aggressively during breeding season. This species is locally called ‘Kenka-Moroko’ (kenka means fighting in Japanese) (Niwa, 1967). Thus, the name alludes to the behavioral characteristics of this species.

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Freshwater; demersal. Subtropical

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Asia: Gifu, Aichi and Mie prefectures in Japan.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 103407)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 33 - 34. Pseudorasbora pugnax can be diagnosed from other Japanese congeners by having a faint dark stripe on the flank which disappears in females and poorly-developed nuptial tubercles in adult males. It differs from P. parva in having longer head (27.5-31.9 % SL vs. 23.5-27.3), lateral line incomplete (vs. complete), infraorbital, supraorbital and supratemporal canals of the cephalic lateralis system incomplete (vs. complete). It can be further distinguished from P. pumila in having 33-34 vertebrae (vs. 34-35), infraorbital canal of cephalic lateralis system developed (vs. undeveloped) with a rostral branch present (vs. absent), nasal canal present (vs. absent) and mandibular canal complete (vs. incomplete) (Ref. 103407).

Occurs in deep irrigation canals and ponds (1-2 m depth) with emergent plant growth. Spawns from late March to early July and preferentially lays eggs under stones (< 200 cm3 volume) in shallow water (< 40 cm depth) (Ref. 103407).

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Kawase, S. and K. Hosoya, 2015. Pseudorasbora pugnax, a new species of minnov from Japan and redescription of P. pumila (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(4):289-298. (Ref. 103407)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Vulnerable (VU) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v)); Date assessed: 07 December 2017

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00813 (0.00377 - 0.01751), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.4 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).

Pseudorasbora pugnax Kawase & Hosoya, 2015