| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
8.39 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal soft rays: 5-5. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: a member
of the proboscis and transverse lobe species group, is distinguished from all congeners in the GangaBrahmaputra River drainage in having the following combination of characters: snout with a prominent tuberculated unilobed proboscis protruding downward above the transverse groove and transverse lobe covered with 16-25 medium-to large-sized multicuspid tubercles; predorsal scales 10-11, lateral line scales 33, circumpeduncular scales 16; chest and belly scaled (Ref. 125432). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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