| Family: |
Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps) |
| Max. size: |
5.19 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Korkanhalla stream in Karnataka, India. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Diagnosed by having the following characters: 35-37 lateral line scales (33-35 up to hypural base with 2-3 scales on caudal fin); 5-6 simple and 10-12 branched rays on the pectoral fin; 17 rays on the caudal fin (9+8); 15 body circumferential scales; body depth 16.8-19.8% SL; caudal peduncle slender and short (depth 5.6-7.1% SL and length 13.7-16.2% SL); ventral region free from scales, with 3-4 scale rows between pelvic fin insertion and pectoral fin insertion along the edge of the body; eye situated on the upper part of head, barely visible from ventral aspect; 7 dorsal spots, 3 predorsal and 4 postdorsal; 8 spots on the body placed in the space between the dorsal spots along the lateral line; presence of a spot at the insertion region of paired fins; and the membrane between simple ray and few anterior branched rays black (Ref. 78734).
Description: D iii,8-9; A iii,5; P v, 12, v-vi,10-12; V ii,7 (Ref. 78734). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in streams, preferring cobbled substrate. Found attached to cobbles with their expanded pectoral fins and free swimming in shallow waters with medium flow (Ref. 78734). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 14 October 2010 (B2ab(iii)) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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