Pseudocrossocheilus papillolabrus (Su, Yang & Cui, 2003)

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  12.85 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Guizhou, China.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 42-42. Body large; papillate band on lower lip wide (44.4%-66.7% of eye diameter); 4-5 rows of horny tubercles on snout tip and confined to premargin of nostril; eye large (33.3%-45.5% of interorbital width); maxillary barbels longer than or equal to rostral ones and shorter than eye diameter (60%-89% of eye diameter); ventral fin extending over anus; pectoral fin well developed and strong (20%-22% of SL); 2-3 lateral line scales between pectoral fin and ventral fin (Ref. 50421).
Biology:  Found in rivers, in the lower layer of fast-flowing areas or montane streams (Ref. 50421).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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