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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps)
Etymology: Psilorhynchus: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335); khopai: Named for Khopai, a small village near the type locality. A noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
; air tawar bentopelagis. Tropical
Asia: Tuisi River, Kaladan River drainage in Mizoram, India.
Size / Weight / umur
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL jantan/; (Ref. 95676)
deskripsi pendek
Morfologi | Morfometrik
duri punggung lunak (Keseluruhan (total)): 11; Sirip dubur lunak: 9; vertebrata, bertulang belakang: 40 - 41. Psilorhynchus khopai is a member of P. homaloptera species group and distinguished from its congeners in having the following combination of characters: 9-12 indistinct small dark brown round markings arranged in a longitudinal row on mid-lateral body, giving appearance of a faint brown lateral stripe; 7-9 unbranched rays on pectoral fin; 3 unbranched dorsal and anal fin rays; 9 + 9 principal caudal fin rays; forked caudal fin; 14-17 predorsal scale rows; 39-41 lateral-line scale rows; adpressed anal fin tip not reaching caudal fin base; and, in life, a faint gold stripe along dorsal midline with 4-5 black spots between dorsal fin and caudal fin base (Ref. 95676).
Inhabits moderate- to fast-flowing sections of the river with sparse vegetation and a substrate of
pebble, sand, gravel and small boulder. Occurs together with Glyptothorax spp., Garra spp., Schistura spp. and Batasio convexirostrum (Ref. 95676).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Kematangan | Reproduksi, perkembang biakan | Pemijahan | telur-telur | Fecundity | Larva
Lalramliana, B. Solo, S. Lalronunga and Lalnuntluanga, 2014. Psilorhynchus khopai, a new fish species (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) from Mizoram, northeastern India. Zootaxa 3793(2):264-272. (Ref. 95676)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435)
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