Parambassis waikhomi

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Parambassis waikhomi Geetakumari & Basudha, 2012

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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) > Ambassidae (Asiatic glassfishes)
Etymology: Parambassis: Greek, para = near + Greek, ambassis, anabasis = climbing up (Ref. 45335);  waikhomi: Named for Prof. Waikhom Vishwanath for his contributions to the ichthyology of freshwater fishes of northeastern India..

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

; acqua dolce benthopelagico. Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: Loktak Lake, Chindwin basin in India.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 93109)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 8; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 14-15; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 14 - 15; Vertebre: 24. Distinguished from all species of Parambassis by the following combination of characters: 58-60 lateral line scales; 9-10 pectoral fin rays; 19-20 gill rakers; two predorsal bones; presence of a vertically elongated humeral spot; maxilla reaches to ? of the orbit; 8.2-10.9 interorbital width; four preorbital ridge; 11 preorbital edge; six supraorbital ridge; 18 serrae at lower edge of preoperculum; 24 serrae at hind margin of preoperculum (Ref. 93109).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

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Geetakumari, K. and C. Basudha, 2012. Parambassis waikhomi, a new species of glassfish (Teleostei: Ambassidae) from Loktak Lake, northeastern India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(14):3327-3332. (Ref. 93109)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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