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Melanotaeniidae (Rainbowfishes, blue eyes)
Etymology: Cairnsichthys: Named after the north Queensland town of Cairns + Greek, ichthys = fish; Collected in 1921, in Babinda Creek; personal communication from Mister Kuiter. See Kuiterichthys.
More on authors: Nichols & Raven.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce démersal; pH range: 7.2 - 7.6; dH range: 10 - ?. Tropical; 21°C - 25°C (Ref. 2060)
Oceania: endemic to Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 44894); 6.5 cm SL (female); common length : 6.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 44894)
Occurs in small rainforest creeks usually in hilly terrain with alternating sections of rapids and rocky pools varying in depth from several centimeters to one to three meters. Bottom composed of boulders, cobbles and gravel with minimal plant growth. In spite of the limited distribution its future seems secure as long as the rainforest habitat of the Bellenden Ker Range is protected. Much of this area lies within a national park (Ref. 44894).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R., 1989. Freshwater fishes of Australia. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, New Jersey. (Ref. 5259)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menacé (EN) (B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii)); Date assessed: 15 February 2019
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 2.9 ±0.41 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Fec = 131).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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