Psilorhynchus amplicephalus Arunachalam, Muralidharan & Sivakumar, 2007

Family:  Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps)
Max. size:  5.68 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Balishwar river in Assam, India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 7-7. Body spindle-shaped and subcylindrical, and head anteriorly compressed. Other diagnostic characters include scaleless abdomen, horizontally placed pectoral and pelvic fins, 35-36 scales along the lateral line series, dark brownish spots in the predorsal region and along the sides of the body, relatively bigger head, deeper body and smaller mouth; hump-like shape in the predorsal region of bigger specimens (Ref. 75068). Description: Dorsal fin iii,8; Anal fin ii,5; Pectoral fin v,11-12; Pelvic fin ii,7 (Ref. 75068).
Biology:  Inhabits river with more water current and sandy bottom. Prefers sandy substrate with horizontally placed pectoral fin suited to withstand the water flow (Ref. 75068).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 23 February 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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