Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 8. Narrow mouth (mouth width 2.0-2.2 times in head width); barbels lacking in adults (usually two pairs of minute barbels present in juveniles less than about 5 cm SL); last simple dorsal ray serrated posteriorly; caudal peduncle 3.0-3.6 times longer than deep (Ref. 27732).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Onychostoma

Species: Onychostoma fusiforme Kottelat, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits clear water, swift flowing streams (Ref. 43281).

Habitat

benthopelagic