| Family: |
Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) |
| Max. size: |
17.16 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Wu Jiang of the upper Yangtze River basin in Guizhou, China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Can be distinguished from all other congeners by having the following combination of character: last simple dorsal-fin ray well-ossified; a snout shorter than eye diameter; lateral line scales 56-64; circumpeduncular scales 18-21; eye diameter 27.1-31.6% HL; anal fin with 24-28 branched rays; originating opposite to or slightly in advance of posterior end of dorsal-fin base, basal length 27.0-31.1% SL; pectoral fin reaching to or slightly beyond pelvic-fin insertion (Ref. 55894).
Description: Dorsal fin with 3 simple and 7-8 branched rays; anal fin with 3 simple and 24-28 branched rays; pectoral fin with 1 simple ray and 13-16 branched rays; pelvic fin with 1 simple ray and 8 branched rays (Ref. 55894). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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