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Etymology: Neolissochilus: Greek, neos = new + Greek,lissos = smooth + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); kaladanensis: Named for the Kaladan River, its type locality (an adjective).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 41.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123474)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 35. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: higher number of gill rakers on the lower arm of the first gill arch 13-14 (vs. below 12); lateral line scales 20-22; scales in transverse line from dorsal-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin 1/2 3 / 1 / 2 1/2 - 3 ; predorsal scales 8-10; circumferential scales 17-18; circumpeduncular scales 12; vertebrae 35 (Ref. 123474).
Cross section: compressed.
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Lalramliana, [L.], S. Lalronunga, S. Kumar and M. Singh, 2018. DNA barcoding revealed a new species of Neolissochilus Rainboth, 1985 from the Kaladan River of Mizoram, North East India. Mitochondrial DNA Part A, 30(1):52-59. (Ref. 123474)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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