Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis Baliarsingh, Kosygin & Swain, 2017

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: India.
Diagnosis:  This species is distinguished from its congeners by a the following set of characters: poorly developed callous pad behind the lower lip, not sharply delimited posteriorly; snout with many prominent horny tubercles; head deep (depth at occiput 57.2-75.0% HL); body stout and deep (depth at dorsal fin origin 19.6-25.0 % SL); mouth narrow (23.5-28.6% HL); eye visible from ventral side of head; lower lip rounded; simple pectoral fin rays 3-4; lateral line scales 33-35 (Ref. 128955).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 28 March 2021 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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