Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
Max. size: |
16 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
demersal; freshwater |
Distribution: |
Asia: known from the upper Salween River (Nu Jiang in Chinese) basin in Yunnan (South China), Myanmar and Thailand. |
Diagnosis: |
Body grayish black on dorsal and sides and with cloudy stripes, abdomen grayish white; caudal fin gray and with black lower margin. Head small; snout bluntly conical; rostral skin extending downward covering upper jaw; upper lip absent; lower lip separated from lower jaw with a transverse belt in anterior part and covered with papilla; upper and lower jaws covered with thin cutting edges (Ref. 45536). |
Biology: |
Lives near the bottom of the river and feeds mainly on detritus and filamentous algae (Ref. 28024). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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