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Acheilognathus striatus Yang, Xiong, Tang & Liu, 2010 |
| Family: | Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.43 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic; freshwater; pH range: 4.5 - 7.4 | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | The new species can be distinguished from all congeners by the following combined characters: a pair of relatively long barbels, slightly longer than half of eye diameter (barbels 59.8–67.2% of eye diameter); dorsal fin with three simple and 8 (54*)-9 (3) branched fin rays, anal fin with three simple and 7 (7)-8 (50*) branched fin rays; a black longitudinal stripe on body from the base of caudal peduncle, distinctly reaching anteriorly to the vertical line from the origin of dorsal fin, broader in males than in females; a scale distance between the longitudinal stripe and lateral line below the origin of dorsal fin; dorsal and anal fin margined with black band in males (Ref. 84025). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Vulnerable (VU); Date assessed: 18 January 2024 (A2bc) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||