FB-67778 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67778 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Teleogramma Teleogramma obamaorum Stiassny & Alter, 2015 Long fin Kerala barb 2015-09-04 2015-09-08 Plamoottil, M.0 <i>Puntius dolichopterus</i>, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 3(3):226-231. (Ref. 103709) FB-GeneralDescr-67787 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2015-09-24 00:00:00 2015-10-05 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67787 This edible species can also be utilized as an ornamental species fish. It was collected from a polluted water channel flowing through the heart of the Kayamkulam city, and is considered to survive to some extent in contaminated water bodies (Ref. 103709). Plamoottil, M. 2015 <i>Puntius dolichopterus</i>, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 3(3):226-231. (Ref. 103709) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67787 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2015-09-24 00:00:00 2015-09-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67787 This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: longer head, 30.0- 34.6 % SL; its operculum extends beyond pectoral fin base as a soft membranous flap; predorsal scales 8; lateral line 23-24 + 1- 2 scales (at the base of caudal fin); short dorsal fin located behind ventral fin origin, the third dorsal ray osseous, rigid and strong, its spinous portion longer, 51.2- 52.2 % HL; elongated pectoral fin reaches pelvic fin and pelvic fin reaches vent; 3-4 longitudinal lines below lateral line and a narrow and short depression present on occiput. Coloration: silvery body, dorsal fin light orange red, pectoral and anal fin greenish yellow, ventral fin yellow, caudal fin dusky; operculum with minute black spots; a diffuse, inconspicuous dusky spot in 21 and 22 scales (Ref. 103709). Plamoottil, M. 2015 <i>Puntius dolichopterus</i>, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 3(3):226-231. (Ref. 103709) FB-Morphology-67787 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2015-09-24 00:00:00 2015-09-29 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67787 Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 8 Plamoottil, M. 2015 <i>Puntius dolichopterus</i>, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 3(3):226-231. (Ref. 103709) FB-Distribution-67787 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2015-09-24 00:00:00 2015-09-24 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67787 Asia: India. Plamoottil, M. 2015 <i>Puntius dolichopterus</i>, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 3(3):226-231. (Ref. 103709) FB-Uses-67787 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2015-09-24 00:00:00 2015-10-05 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67787 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-67787 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2015-09-24 00:00:00 2015-10-05 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67787 6.8 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 103709)) Plamoottil, M. 2015 <i>Puntius dolichopterus</i>, a new fish species (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae), from Kerala, India. Intl. J. Pure Appl. Zool. 3(3):226-231. (Ref. 103709) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67787 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2015-09-24 00:00:00 2015-10-05 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67787 benthopelagic; freshwater