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Etymology: Hypselobarbus: Greek, hypselos = high + Latin, barbus =barbel (Ref. 45335); nitidus: Name from Latin ‘nitidus’ meanings beautiful; referring to its magnificent appearance.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल बेनथोपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा 5 - 6 m (Ref. 132419). Tropical
Asia: India.
आकार / वज़न / Age
परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 132419)
Short description
पहचान कुंजी | आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स
पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: body high; last simple dorsal fin ray non-osseous, weak and flexible; branched rays on ventral fin 9. Colouration: red coloured dorsal, ventral, anal and caudal fins and black tipped dorsal and upper caudal fin lobes (Ref. 132419).
Cross section: compressed.
Collected from the type locality (Payaswini River) which has a width of 30.0-40.0 m and a depth of 5-6 m. This area is blanketed by moderate riparian vegetation: Delonix regia, Hopea parviflora, Syzygium cumini, Tamarindus indica, Tectona grandis, Corypha umbraculifera, Santalum album, Ziziphus aenoplia, Moringa oleifera and others are some of the major plant components of the area. Associeated fish species include Dawkinsia filamentosa, D. assimilis, Puntius ocellus, Haludaria fasciatus, Barilius malabaricus, Hypselobarbus curmuca, Systomus subnasutus, Devario malabaricus, Anguilla bengalensis, Rasbora dandia, Pethia punctatus, Labeo rohita, Garra mullya, Mystus montanus, Ompok malabaricus, Heteropneustes fossilis, Xenentodon cancila, Aplocheilus lineatus, Etroplus suratensis, Pseudetroplus maculatus, Glossogobius giuris, Channa marulius among others (Ref. 132419).
Life cycle and mating behavior
परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा
Plamoottil, M. and K. Vineeth, 2022. Discovery of a new cyprinid fish, Hypselobarbus nitidus, from Kerala, India. Egyptian J. Aquatic Biol. & Fisheries 26(2) 511-528. (Ref. 132419)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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इंटरनेट स्रोत
Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (संदर्भ
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
लौटाव (संदर्भ
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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