Kapuas elegant paradise fish (Polynemus kapuasensis) fish species and information / pictures of Kapuas elegant paradise fish - Polynemus kapuasensis

Kapuas elegant paradise fish (Polynemus kapuasensis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Polynemus kapuasensis

Common Name
Kapuas elegant paradise fish

Biology
Considered an important food fish along the Kapuas River (Ref. 57343).

Classification

Classified By

Motomura & van Oijen, 2003

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Threadfins (Polynemidae)

Distribution

Region

Asia

Distribution

Asia: known only from the Kapuas River system, western Kalimantan, Indonesia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Freshwater; demersal

Trophic Level

3.65 s.e. 0.55 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

False

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

True

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

17.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5039 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated