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Cyprinus megalophthalmus Wuetal., 1963

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Common names: Big-eye carp, 大眼鯉, 大眼鲤
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Regulations: protected | Ref: Wang, S. (ed.), 1998
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Er Hai Lake (Mekong basin) in Yunnan. Regulations on the development of Erhai Lake has been made, thus the lake is closed to fishing 4 months a year (Ref. 45563). Status of threat: Endangered (Ref. 45563).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ch.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Chu, X.L., Y. Chen et al., 1989
National Database:

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Classification / Names ຊື່ສາມັນ | ຄຳສັບຄ້າຍຄືກັນ | Catalog of Fishes(ຕະກຸນ, ຊະນິດ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Cyprininae
Etymology: Cyprinus: Latin, cyprinus = carp (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range ນິເວດວິທະຍາ

; ນ້ຳຈືດ ກ່ຽວກັບ (ຢູ່)ເທິງຊັ້ນພື້ນດິນໃນທະເລເປີດ.   Subtropical

ການແຜ່ກະຈາຍ ປະເທດ | ເຂດ FAO | ລະບົບນິເວດ | ການປະກົດຕົວ | Point map | ການແນະນຳ | Faunafri

Asia: Yunnan, China.

ຂະໜາດ / ນ້ຳໜັກ / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.2 cm SL ຕົວຜູ້/ບໍ່ມີເພດ; (Ref. 45623)

Short description ຕົວທີ່ໃຊ້ໃນການຈຳແນກຊະນິດ | ສະລີລະວິທະຍາ | ການວັດແທກຮູບຮ່າງລັກສະນະພາຍນອກຂອງດິນ,ສັດ,ປາ…

Body silver gray on sides, white on abdomen and fins light yellow; black in front of lip; scales above lateral line with crescent black spots. Barbels 1 or 2 pairs and rostral one less developed or degenerated.

ຊີວະສາດ     ຄຳແປສັບ (ຕ.ຢ. epibenthic)

Lives in the upper and middle layers of the lake along the shore and in winter it stays in deep places of water. Feeds on plankton, small fishes, shrimps and algae. Spawns in May and June mainly at the bottom sides of rocks in shallow clear water (Ref. 45563).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | ການສືບພັນ | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | ຕົວອ່ອນ

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Chu, X.L., Y. Chen et al., 1989. The fishes of Yunnan, China. Part I Cyprinidae. Science Press, Beijing, China, 377 p. (Ref. 38630)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Critically Endangered (CR) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 02 November 2022

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01175 (0.00548 - 0.02519), b=3.00 (2.82 - 3.18), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
ຊັ້ນເຂດຮ້ອນ (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.49 se; based on food items.
ຄວາມຢືດຢຸ່ນ (Ref. 120179):  ຂະໜາດກາງ, ປະຊາກອນຕຳ່ສຸດທີ່ໃຊ້ເວລາສອງເທົ່າ 1.4 - 4.4 ປີ (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (20 of 100).