Description

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Mouth width 2.2-2.3 times in head width; no barbels; caudal peduncle about 2.4-2.8 times longer than deep (Ref. 27732); last simple dorsal ray slender and smooth in individuals less than about 9 cm SL, smooth to finely serrated posteriorly in larger individuals (Ref. 43281).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Onychostoma

Species: Onychostoma meridionale Kottelat, 1998

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

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

Habitat

benthopelagic