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Protocobitis polylepis Zhu, Lü, Yang & Zhang, 2008

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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Found only from an underground water source near the county town of Wuming, Guangxi (Ref. 78524).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Zhu, Y., Y.-J. Lü, J.-X. Yang and S. Zhang, 2008
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Common names from other countries

Lätte-ürghink, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cobitidae (Spined loaches)
Etymology: Protocobitis: Greek, protos = the first + Greek, kobitis, -idos = a kind of sardine; also related with the voice Greek, kobios, Latin gobius = gudgeon (Ref. 45335);  polylepis: From the Greek polylepis, referring to the body being entirely covered by scales. being entirely covered by scales (Ref. 78524).
  More on authors: Zhu, Lü, Yang & Zhang.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

; agua dulce demersal.   Tropical

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Asia: known only from an underground water source near Wuming County in Guangxi, China.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 78524); 3.3 cm SL (female)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 6-7; Espinas anales 2; Radios blandos anales: 5. Differs from the known species, Protocobitis typhlops, by having the following characters: presence of light black pigmentation; body covered by rudimental scales except for head and abdomen; head length 24.1%-24.8% of SL; body depth 16.2%-16.3% of SL; inner rostral barbel length 19.8%-21.0% of head length; outer rostral barbel length 28.6%-30.2% of head length; maxillary barbel length 44.6%-46.0% of head length (Ref. 78524).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Collected from an underground water source (Ref. 78524).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Zhu, Y., Y.-J. Lü, J.-X. Yang and S. Zhang, 2008. A new blind underground species of the genus Protocobitis (Cobitidae) from Guangxi, China. Zoological Research 29(4):452-454. (Ref. 78524)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.6250   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00525 (0.00241 - 0.01141), b=3.05 (2.87 - 3.23), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref. 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).