| Family: |
Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) |
| Max. size: |
13.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish |
| Distribution: |
Asia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Pale brown on back of the body; white on belly; tinged with red brown and irregular zones on sides of body; red on belly of the head and a dark round spot in base of caudal fin. (Ref. 45563). A row of pelvic scutes from the base of pelvic fin to the anus; snout pointed sharply. Lateral line curves downward on trunk and upward back the central axis after expanding the caudal peduncle; dorsal fin short, without hard spine and its origin opposite behind the origin of the pelvic fin; anal fin well developed (Ref. 45563). |
| Biology: |
Adults inhabit small streams of rivers at an altitude of 30 m and above (Ref. 26642). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 August 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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