FB-70847 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70847 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Perciformes/Serranoidei Anthiadidae Plectranthias Plectranthias ryukyuensis Wada, Suzuki, Senou & Motomura, 2020 2025-01-21 2025-01-21 Plamoottil, M. and D. Maji0 <i>Systomus gracilus</i>: a new fish (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species from West Bengal. J. Experimental Zool. of India 23(2):1033-1038. (Ref. 132573) FB-GeneralDescr-70856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-22 00:00:00 2025-01-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70856 This species was collected from a river channel which is 4 m deep and 710 m wide; color of the water at the type locality was little dark. The aquatic stream was with dense aquatic vegetation especially of Utricularia, Hydrilla, Vallisneria and others; moderate population of aquatic ferns and mosses; riparian vegetation was moderate; plants identified were Ammania baccifera, Brassica compestris, Cynodon dactylon, Eclipta alba, Euphorbia hirta, Mollugo hitra, Polygonium barbatum, P. glabrum and others. Protozoans such as Colpidium, Arcella, Eugleana, Amoeba, Paramecium and others were also found. Aquatic insects observed include Cloeon, Micronecta, Microvelia, Helichus. Stenelmis, Gerris. Associated fish species were Anguilla bengalensis, Alia coila, Chela laubuca, Crossocheilus latius, Ctenopharyngodn idella, Chitala chitala, Danio devario, Cirrhinus reba, C. mrigala, Channa marulius, C. punctatus, Gibelion catla, Batasio batasio, Barilus bendelisis, Bagarius bagarius, Chanda nama, C. ranga and others (Ref. 132573). Plamoottil, M. and D. Maji 2020 <i>Systomus gracilus</i>: a new fish (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species from West Bengal. J. Experimental Zool. of India 23(2):1033-1038. (Ref. 132573) FB-DiagnosticDescr-70856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-22 00:00:00 2025-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70856 This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following characters: high (body depth at dorsal fin origin 39.1- 40.7 % of SL) and strongly compressed (body width at dorsal fin 14.9- 15.8% of SL) body; barbels are small, not reaching to orbit; anal fin with 6 branched rays and last ray divided to root; lateral line scales 29-30; pre-dorsal scales 11-12 (Ref. 132573). Plamoottil, M. and D. Maji 2020 <i>Systomus gracilus</i>: a new fish (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species from West Bengal. J. Experimental Zool. of India 23(2):1033-1038. (Ref. 132573) FB-Morphology-70856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-22 00:00:00 2025-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70856 Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analsoft rays: 6 Plamoottil, M. and D. Maji 2020 <i>Systomus gracilus</i>: a new fish (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species from West Bengal. J. Experimental Zool. of India 23(2):1033-1038. (Ref. 132573) FB-Distribution-70856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-22 00:00:00 2025-01-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70856 Asia: India. Plamoottil, M. and D. Maji 2020 <i>Systomus gracilus</i>: a new fish (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) species from West Bengal. J. Experimental Zool. of India 23(2):1033-1038. (Ref. 132573) FB-Uses-70856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-22 00:00:00 2025-01-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70856 fisheries: of no interest 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-70856 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2025-01-22 00:00:00 2025-01-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=70856 benthopelagic; freshwater