FB-68198 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68198 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Hepsetidae Hepsetus Hepsetus microlepis (Boulenger, 1901) Travancore systomus 2017-04-21 2024-03-04 Plamoottil, M.0 <i>Systomus laticeps</i>, a new species of cyprinid fish from Kerala India. Intl. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 3(5):92-96. (Ref. 112401) FB-GeneralDescr-68208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-04-27 00:00:00 2017-04-28 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68208 Inhabits a small freshwater stream, formed by the confluence of certain branches of rivers flowing through the low level regions of Pathanamthitta District. This water body is 30- 37 m wide and Plamoottil, M. 2016 <i>Systomus laticeps</i>, a new species of cyprinid fish from Kerala India. Intl. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 3(5):92-96. (Ref. 112401) FB-DiagnosticDescr-68208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-04-27 00:00:00 2017-04-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68208 Systomus laticeps is distinguished from all its congeners in having the following characters: elongated, round and wide body; small and wide head; hyaline fins; a prominent hump present on the post occipital region, convex post dorsal region, exceptionally soft and flexible operculum and body scales, a distinct thin median fontanel on the dorsal surface of head in between eyes and occiput; lateral line indistinct in the anterior and posterior regions; it is convex above anal fin origin; inter-radial membrane of anal fin fleshy, thick and prominent; and 27 lateral line scales and 9 predorsal scales (Ref. 112401).. Plamoottil, M. 2016 <i>Systomus laticeps</i>, a new species of cyprinid fish from Kerala India. Intl. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 3(5):92-96. (Ref. 112401) FB-Morphology-68208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-04-27 00:00:00 2017-04-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68208 Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Analsoft rays: 8 Plamoottil, M. 2016 <i>Systomus laticeps</i>, a new species of cyprinid fish from Kerala India. Intl. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 3(5):92-96. (Ref. 112401) FB-Distribution-68208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-04-27 00:00:00 2017-04-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68208 Asia: Kerala, India. Plamoottil, M. 2016 <i>Systomus laticeps</i>, a new species of cyprinid fish from Kerala India. Intl. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 3(5):92-96. (Ref. 112401) FB-Uses-68208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-04-27 00:00:00 2017-04-28 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68208 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-68208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-04-27 00:00:00 2017-04-28 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68208 13.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 112401)) Plamoottil, M. 2016 <i>Systomus laticeps</i>, a new species of cyprinid fish from Kerala India. Intl. J. Fauna Biol. Stud. 3(5):92-96. (Ref. 112401) 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-68208 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2017-04-27 00:00:00 2017-04-28 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=68208 benthopelagic; freshwater