Hemigrammocapoeta kemali

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Minnows or carps ; Occurs in marshes and lakes [1].

Critically Endangered

Common Names

Description

Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Ecology: A marsh species. The fish is used for mosquito control.[2]


List of Habitats :5.4Wetlands (inland) - Bogs , Marshes, Swamps , Fens , Peatlands 5.5Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Hemigrammocapoeta kemali /i> (Hankó, 1924)
2. Varicorhinus kemali Hank� ;, 1924 1925

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 07-Mar-1998

Similar Species

Members of the genus Hemigrammocapoeta

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:

H. caudomaculata · H. culiciphaga · H. elegans · H. kemali · H. nana · H. nanus culiciphaga · H. sauvagei sauvagei

More Info

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Further Reading

• Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
• Balik, S. 1995. Freshwater fish in Anatolia, Turkey. Biological Conservation 72:213–223.
• Crivelli, A.J. (1996). The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication, 171 p.
• Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.

Notes

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.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
• Costa, Wilson J.E.M. (from FishBase).
• Crivelli, A.J. 2005. Hemigrammocapoeta kemali. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
• Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Hemigrammocapoeta kemali. In: IUCN 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.redlist.org . Downloaded on 30 January 2005.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3850177
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-33662
• Fishbase Species ID: 9806
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 689216
• IUCN ID: 9889
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 5828

Footnotes

1. Crivelli, A.J. (1996). The freshwater fish endemic to the Mediterranean region. An action plan for their conservation. Tour du Valat Publication, 171 p. [back]
2. Crivelli, A.J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]

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