Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 11 - 12; Vertebrae: 38 - 40. Diagnosed from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: absence of maxillary barbels; absence of notch on anterior tip of upper lip w; 44-48 (always 45-47) scales on lateral line; predorsal scales less than 20 (always 18-19; modally 19); maxillary extending to or slightly beyond the vertical of anterior margin of orbit; a series of 4-5 (modally 5) rounded tubercles under lower jaw in adult male; and opercle and ventral side of head shiny yellow in adult male in life (Ref. 81910).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Xenocyprididae

Genus: Opsariichthys

Species: Opsariichthys kaopingensis Chen & Wu, 2009

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic