Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. Pectoral fin modally with 14 rays; pectoral fin extending far beyond origin of ventral fin; 16-17 scales around caudal peduncle; modally 8 scales above lateral line; and maxillary never extending to vertical of anterior margin of orbit (Ref. 95038).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Xenocyprididae

Genus: Opsariichthys

Species: Opsariichthys evolans (Jordan & Evermann, 1902)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic