Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 41 - 42. Adult male with projecting anal fin rays; conspicuous symphyseal knob in lower jaw; origin of dorsal fin slightly in front of anal origin; sexual dichromatism, female with plain body, male with irregular dark bars (Ref. 43281). Caudal peduncle scales modally 18; 19-21 pre-dorsal scales; 9 scales above lateral line; and 3 scales below the lateral line (Ref. 95038).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Xenocyprididae

Genus: Opsariichthys

Species: Opsariichthys bidens Günther, 1873

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic