Pristolepis procerus

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Pristolepis procerus Plamoottil, 2017

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Anabantiformes (Gouramies, snakeheads) > Pristolepididae (Mudperches)
Etymology: Pristolepis: Greek, pristis = saw + Greek, lepis = saw (Ref. 45335);  procerus: The specific epithet procerus is a Latin word which means tall, in reference to the high body depth of the new fish..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: Chaliyar in Kerala, India.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 116753)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Pristolepis procerus is distinguished from other species of the genus Pristolepis in having a blackish brown and higher body, dusky fins, longer head, larger orbits, more posteriorly located anal fin, dorsal fin with 13 soft rays, and elongated pectoral, pelvic and caudal fin (Ref. 116753).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Plamoottil, M., 2017. Pristolepis procerus (Perciformes: Pristolepididae), a new fish species from Kerala, India. European Journal of Zoological Research 5(1):40-44. (Ref. 116753)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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