Homatula gelao

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Homatula gelao Xiao, 2025

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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Nemacheilidae (Brook loaches)
Etymology: Homatula: Greek, homos, homoios = similar + Greek, atylos, atylotos = without callosities; gelao: Name 'gelao' from Gelao (in Chinese spelling) ethnic group residing in Guizhou Province (Ref. 133037).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range Ecologia

; acqua dolce demersale. Temperate

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Mappa dei ritrovamenti | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Asia: China.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 133037)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11; Raggi anali molli: 7; Vertebre: 45 - 47. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: slender body with a uniform depth (9.2%-14.4% of SL), a complete lateral line, and a scarcely scaled or scaleless predorsal body; broadly rounded caudal fin; presence of body coloration of 17-18 brown vertical bars narrower than interspaces, particularly on the caudal peduncle flank; a thick brown-black stripe running along dorsal midline from behind head to dorsal fin origin; symmetrical black vertical bars on sides of body; longer distance from the origin of the anal fin to the origin of the pelvic fin than the distance from the origin of the anal fin to the base of the caudal fin (Ref. 133037).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

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

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Xiao, G.-B., Q.-W. Guo, L. Cao, J. Lin, W.-X. Deng, Q.-Q. Xiao, L. Zhou and H.R.- Fang, D.-Z. Zhang, 2025. Homatula gelao (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae), a new nemacheiline species of loach from the upper Yangtze River basin in Guizhou Province, southwestern China. Zoosyst. Evol. 101(1):257-271. (Ref. 133037)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio. 69278):  2.7   ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio. 120179):  Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈