| Family: |
Acheilognathidae (Bitterlings) |
| Max. size: |
6.81 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Western Asia: West Transcaucasia, Georgia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 33-36. Distinguished from congeners by the following characters: large scales (34 to 37, commonly 35, in the lateral row), commonly 9 branched rays in both the dorsal and anal fins, a low number of vertebrae (33 to 36 total, commonly 35), a deep shortened 2nd infraorbital, a broad 4th infraorbital and a well developed 5th one with a widened lamellate portion (Ref. 50154). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 March 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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