| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Smiliogastrinae |
| Max. size: |
3.93 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Lake Indawgyi, Nan Kywe Chaung in Myitkyina, lower Bago River and upper Sittoung River in Myanmar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Differs from all congeners except Puntius sophore, Puntius chola, Puntius brevis, and Puntius burmanicus by having frontoparietal fontanel, and from those species by presence of dark band encircling caudal peduncle. Barbels absent, lateral line complete, last unbranched dorsal fin ray compact except distally, and serrae absent (Ref. 75627).
Description: Dorsal fin iii,8, iv,8; Anal fin iii,5; Pectoral fin i12, i13; Pelvic fin i8 (Ref. 75627). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 February 2010 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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