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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > ex-danioninae
Etymology: Tanichthys: Latin, tan, tannus = the crushed bark of oak and other trees + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); micagemmae: Names with reference to its sparkling colour pattern and small size, from the Latin verb micare (sparkle) and the Latin substantive gemma (gem). Noun in apposition.. More on author: Freyhof.

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 18°C - 27°C (Ref. 89920), preferred ?

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Asia: River Ben Hai, Viet Nam.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41279)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 11. Head and body below lateral midline whitish with many small dark grey spots (versus dark reddish brown); one black and white whitish longitudinal stripe of about same width (width of black stripe 0.9-1.8 times width of whitish stripe versus 0.3-0.6); distance from dorsal-fin origin to upper margin of whitish stripe about equal to distance from anal-fin origin to lower margin of black stripe (upper distance 0.9-1.2 times lower distance versus 1.8-2.7).

Found in a wide, shallow stream with fast current and sandy bottom (Ref. 41279).

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Freyhof, J. and F. Herder, 2001. Tanichthys micagemmae, a new miniature cyprinid fish from Central Vietnam (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 12(3):215-220. (Ref. 41279)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Data deficient (DD)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Tanichthys micagemmae Freyhof & Herder, 2001