| Family: |
Badidae (Chameleonfishes) |
| Max. size: |
4.16 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 27-29. Possesses a prominent dark blotch posterodorsally on opercle and two rows of irregular blackish blotches along side. Differs from B. assamensis by longer jaw, upper jaw 12-13.6 SL); lower jaw 16.3-18.5%SL, having fewer scales in lateral row, more gill rakers, and fewer vertebrae (Ref. 46238). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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