| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
18.45 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Yiluowadi Jiang (upper Irrawaddy River) basin in Yunnan, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 35-37. Distinguished from all other Southeast Asian and Chinese congeners, except Garra gravelyi by having a snout with a poorly developed proboscis that is represented by a truncate area in front of the nostrils. Differs from Garra gravelyi by possessing 36-37 perforated lateral line scales, 2 1/2 scales above the lateral line, 10-11 predorsal scales, a broadly rounded snout, and absence of black spots at the base of the branched dorsal-fin rays. Has a color pattern consisting of an indistinct mid-lateral band with a few incomplete narrow longitudinal stripes above and below the mid-lateral band, more distinct on the caudal peduncle; and a black spot at the dorsal of the gill opening (Ref. 57645).
Description: Dorsal fin iv,8; Anal fin iii,5; Pectoral fin i,13-15; Pelvic fin i,8 (Ref. 57645). |
| 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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