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Etymology: Sinocyclocheilus: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, kyklos = circle + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); gracilicaudatus: Derived from gracilis meaning slender and caudatus meaning tail, in reference to the narrow caudal peduncle and caudal fin. A noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Pearl (Zhujiang) River basin in China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95062)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal soft rays: 5; Vertebrae: 37 - 39. This species differs from its congeners by having the following combination of characters: eyes present, normal; well scaled, except head; lateral line curved with 59-64 scales; body shape normal; dorsal-fin spine half-hard; 8 gill rakers; 8 predorsal vertebrae; length of caudal peduncle 21.3-22.7% of SL; depth of caudal peduncle 10.5-12.0% SL (Ref. 95062).
Found in a subterranean river of a cave (Ref. 95062).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Wang, D., Y. Zhao, J. Yang and C. Zhang, 2014. A new cavefish species from Southwest China, Sinocyclocheilus gracilicaudatus sp. nov. (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 3768(5):583-590. (Ref. 95062)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00548 - 0.02519), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 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).