Desmopuntius mahakamensis, Mahakam striped barb

Desmopuntius mahakamensis Harefa, Haryono & Gustiano, 2025

Mahakam striped barb
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Desmopuntius: From the the Greek word 'desmotes' meaning prisoner and Puntius, in reference to the barred pattern often associated with prisoners; mahakamensis: Name 'mahakamensis' from the type locality of the species, Mahakam River.

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

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 138405)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Vertebrae: 29. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: anal-fin rays 5½; lateral line scales 26-27 (mode 26); predorsal scales 9-11 (mode 10); gill rakers 9-11 (mode 10); total vertebrae 29; axial streak present; and 5-6 black lateral stripes in adults (>30 mm SL), with stripe +1 extending from behind the gill opening along scale row 1, reaching only to the midbody, between the origin and end of the dorsal-fin base (Ref. 138405).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Harefa, T., H. Haryono, R. Gustiano, T. Sukmono and G. Wahyudewantoro, 2025. Desmopuntius mahakamensis, a new cyprinid species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from East Kalimantan, Indonesia. ZooKeys 1256:371-391. (Ref. 138405)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00603 (0.00282 - 0.01286), b=3.06 (2.87 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  2.9   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈