Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
28.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
Asia: China (Ref. 45563) and Viet Nam (Ref. 89724). |
Body grayish black dorsally, milky white ventrally; sometimes with vertical, unclear stripes on sides of body; fins dark gray. Head wide and top flattened; snout bluntly conical and sides of snout with a deep groove between base of rostral barbels and mouth corners. Barbels 2 pairs; rostral slightly shorter than orbital diameter; maxillary somewhat thin. Caudal peduncle compressed; abdomen rounded. Scales on pectoral and abdomen buried in skin. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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