Overview
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Family : Minnows or carps ;
Interesting Facts
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Common Names
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Click on the language to view common names.
Common Names in Czech:
Labeo Velkook, Labeo Velkooké
Common Names in English:
Bigeye Ratmouth Barbel, Rat-mouth Barbel
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
大眼卷口魚, 大眼卷口鱼
Description
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Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
Found in rivers
and streams
with gravel
bottom
and clear water. The
size of body is small, often around 100 g. It is a short distance
migratory species.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.1 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls ) [more info]
Taxonomy
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- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Order:
Cypriniformes
()
- Genus:
Ptychidio
()
- Myers, 1930
- Specific name:
macrops
- Fang, 1981
- Scientific name: - Ptychidio macrops Fang, 1981
- Specific name:
macrops
- Fang, 1981
- Genus:
Ptychidio
(
- Order:
Cypriniformes
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Ptychidio
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. jordani (Labeo Jordanovo) · P. macrops (Bigeye Ratmouth Barbel)
More Info
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- Search for Pictures: images.google.com
- Search for Scholarly Articles: Google Scholar
- Search using Scientific Name and Vernacular Names: All the Web | AltaVista Canada | AltaVista | Excite | Google | HotBot | Lycos
- Search using Specialized Databases: GenBank | Medline | Scirus | CISTI/CAL | Agricola Periodicals | Agricola Books
Further Reading
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- IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011).
- Yue, P.-Q. and Chen, Y.-Y. 1998. China Red Data Book of Endangered Animals, Pisces. Science Press, Beijing.
- Zhang, E., P. Yue and J. Chen (2000). Cyprinidae: Laleoninae. p. 171-272. In P. Yue et al. (Eds). Fauna Sinica. Osteichthyes. Cypriniformes III. Science Press. Beijing. 1-661.
- Zheng, C.-Y. 1989. Fishes of the Zhujiang river. Science Press, Beijing.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
- FishBase 2006.
- FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- Kottelat, Maurice (from FishBase).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- Zhao, H. 2011. Ptychidio macrops. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3942708
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-148213
- Fishbase Species ID: 60476
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 689767
- IUCN ID: 237983
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122642
Footnotes
- Zhao, H. 2011. Ptychidio macrops. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
