Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Vertebrae: 38 - 41. One of the most distinctive members of the genus Cirrhinus, characterized by an exceptionally terete body form; rostral barbels present, maxillary barbels absent.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Gymnostomus

Species: Gymnostomus horai (Bănărescu, 1986)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic