Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes, 1839)
Description
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: presence of both rostral and maxillary barbels; last simple dorsal ray weak and smooth; complete lateral line with 41+1 pored scales; scales in transverse line from dorsal-fin origin to pelvic fin origin 9/1/4; scales between lateral line and anal-fin origin 5½; gill rakers long and branched; proximal end of fifth ceratobranchial hook-shaped, with 5+3+2 teeth; presence of a black bar behind the opercle (Ref. 94728).
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypselobarbus
Species: Hypselobarbus mussullah (Sykes, 1839)
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
Inhabits deeper part of clear fast flowing large jungle streams and rivers in upland areas (Ref. 41236).
Habitat
benthopelagic