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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings)
Etymology: Acheilognathus: Greek, a = without + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, gnathos = jaw (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical; 8°C - 20°C (Ref. 13614)

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Asia: Mekong basin in Laos and Yunnan, Nam Ma Basin; northern Viet Nam, southern China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 124726); max. published weight: 24.35 g (Ref. 124726)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Small maxillary barbels; body depth 2.5-2.7 times in SL (Ref. 43281).

In subfamily Acheilognathinae (Genera Acheilognathus and Rhodeus ), female possesses an ovipositor which is used for depositing eggs inside the bivalves. Juveniles hatch and stay in the bivalve until they can swim (Ref. 43281).

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Female has an ovipositor which is used to deposit eggs inside bivalves. Young remain in the bivalve until they can swim (Ref. 43281).

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Kottelat, M., 2013. The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 2013 (Suppl. 27):1-663. (Ref. 94476)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 February 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Acheilognathus barbatulus Günther, 1873