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Acheilognathus microphysa in China

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Acheilognathus microphysa   Yang, Chu & Chen, 1990
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture () by ( not available )
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	6.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26748)
Environment:	benthopelagic ; depth range 1 - 10 m
Climate:	subtropical
Global Importance:
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec < 10,000)
Distribution:	Asia: Yunnan, China.
Diagnosis:	Vertebrae: 35-37. Can be diagnosed by the combination of the following characters: slender body (body depth 28.22-33.90% SL) and caudal peduncle (depth of caudal peduncle 10.10-11.43% SL), large eyes (eye diameter 33.30-39.04% HL), reduced posterior chamber of air-bladder and terminal mouth (Ref. 26748).
Biology:	Found in lakes in shallow waters up to 10 m deep among dense vegetation. Feeds mainly on Spirogyra, Microcystis and Bacillariophyta (Ref. 26748)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Kottelat, M.. 1998. (Ref. 27732)
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China country information
Common names:	小鳔长身鱊, 小鰾長身鱊		Ref:  Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Type locality: Haikou, Mingxing and Xijia, Fuxian Lake, Yunnan, China.
States/Provinces:
States/Provinces Complete?:	No
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1999
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