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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) >
Badidae (Chameleonfishes)
Etymology: Badis: 'badis' is presumably a Bengali local name, possibly derived from 'bhedo' or 'bheda', but it lacks a proper reference. Probably incorrect etymology (J. Müller, pers. comm., April 2021, after information from native speakers); pallidus: Name from Latin ‘pallidus’ meaning pallid, pale, referring to the uniform light grey body colour of males of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Distribution
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Asia: Bangladesh.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 120428)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 16 - 18;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9;
Vertebrae: 28 - 29. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a dark blotch on exposed cleithrum; no dark blotch dorsolaterally on the caudal peduncle; no short black bars along the middle of the side, nor a dark blotch on the gill cover; no black blotch anteriorly on dorsal fin; no intense black narrow vertical bars on the sides in males; vertebrae 28-29; lateral scale row 27-29; D XVI-XVIII.8½-10; narrow interorbital space 4.6-6.3% SL; scales between the anal fin and upper lateral line 6; circumpeduncular scale rows 15-17 (Ref. 120428).
Collected from small hill streams of the Karnafuli and Sangu Rivers, and downstream, where the slope lessened, of Shailopropat. Falls (Ref. 120428).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kullander, S., M. Norén, MD.N. Rahman and A.R. Mollah, 2019. Chameleonfishes in Bangladesh: hipshot taxonomy, sibling species, elusive species, and limits of species delimitation (Teleostei: Badidae). Zootaxa 4586(2). (Ref. 120428)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
