Classification / Names
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Etymology: Danionella: Vernacular name fron India and Sri Lanka; diminutive; priapus: The specific name was derived from the greek Πρίαπος, the god of fertility of Greek
mythology. This is in reference to the conical projection of the genital papilla in males, which at a superficial level is reminiscent of the penis of mammals..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical
Asia: known only from the type locality, Jorai River, Brahmaputra drainage in India.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 82797)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Britz, R., 2009. Danionella priapus, a new species of miniature cyprinid fish from West Bengal, India (Teleostei: Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 2277:53-60. (Ref. 82797)
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 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00175 - 0.01195), b=3.15 (2.92 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).