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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: tambra: Named for its tyle locality, the Mekong drainage..
More on author: Valenciennes.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Java, Borneo, Malay Peninsula and the Mekong basin.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Median lobe on lower lip very short, with truncate posterior margin, not reaching beyond imaginary line between corners of mouth in adults, shorter in juveniles; absence of dark longitudinal stripe in adults; anal fin tip pointed (Ref. 43281). Mentum short; predorsal scales 7-10; transverse scale rows 4/1/2; total gill rakers on external face of first gill arch 16-22; vertebrae 39-43; juveniles (in Mekong basin) silvery, pelvic fins yellow with white lateral margin; adults without lateral stripe, predominantly yellowish-green in color (Ref. 35913).
Found in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Roberts, T.R., 1999. Fishes of the cyprinid genus Tor in the Nam Theun watershed (Mekong Basin) of Laos, with description of a new species. Raffles Bull. Zool. 47(1):225-236. (Ref. 35913)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00871 (0.00467 - 0.01624), b=2.98 (2.82 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.8 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).