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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Danionidae (Danios) > Danioninae
Etymology: brahmaputraensis: Named for its type locality, the Brahmaputra River in Bangladesh.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90071)
Short description
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Distinguished from all other congeners by the combination of the following characters: lateral line scales, complete with 31-32 + 1-2 scales; transverse line scales on body showing ½ 6 - ½ 7/1 / 2 ½ - 3 ½ scales; body slender, body depth 25.1-29.3% SL, caudal peduncle depth 8.9- 9.8% SL; anal fin with three unbranched rays and 19 ½ - 20 ½ branched rays; pelvic fin is short (43.2- 83.3% HL), not reaching beyond the anus, a black blotch above the pectoral fin base; lower jaw smooth, lacking tubercles on skin (Ref. 90071).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kulabtong, S., A.S. Suksri and C. Nonpayom, 2012. A new species of genus Laubuca Bleeker, 1860 cyprinid fish from Bangladesh (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae). Biodiversity Journal 3(1):93-95. (Ref. 90071)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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