| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| Max. size: |
10.91 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Yuanjiang River basin in Yunnan, China. This species has been misidentified as Placocheilus caudofasciatus. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Distinguished from its congeners by having a stout caudal peduncle (depth 72.4-82.5% of its length); and the medium sized scaleless midventral region extended slightly beyond halfway from pectoral - to pelvic-fin origin. Further differs in having coarsely crenulated rostral fold with 18-23 indentations on distal margin and small mental adhesive disc (length 66.7-71.4% of its width) (Ref. 49783). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 27 August 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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