Bangana elegans Kottelat, 1998

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Distinguishing character combination: lateral line scales: 29-33+2-3; 10 branched dorsal rays; mouth conspicuously inferior; snout protruding; pelvic fin origin under 4-6th branched dorsal ray (Ref. 27732); snout triangular when seen from above; fins of juveniles olive green (Ref. 43281).

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Bangana

Species: Bangana elegans Kottelat, 1998

Climate Zone


  • Tropical
  • Location


  • Asia: Nam Theun basin in Laos.
  • Biology


    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat


    benthopelagic