| Badidae (Chameleonfishes) |
| 2.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.11 cm SL (female) |
|
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: China. |
|
Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-27. A small fish not exceeding 2.2 cm SL. Transverse scale row 9.5. Vertebrae usually 26. Palatine teeth present. Anguloarticular lateralis canal absent. Males with a black blotch anteriorly in dorsal fin. Stripes on side of head absent. Body color uniform or with weak reticulate pattern formed by dark scale margins; no vertical bars; no caudal, cleithral or opercular blotches (Ref. 46238). |
| Collected from a small stream, wider than 2 m, about 30 cm deep, with relatively fast current, running through an open cultured area. Bottom composed of substrate rock, sand, leaf litter and mud (Ref. 46238). |
|
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
|
| harmless |
Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.
