Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Pectoral fin with i, 13-14 (modally 13) rays; modally 18 scales on caudal peduncle; 15-18 (modally 15) pre-dorsal scales; 13-15 (modally 14) anterior scales before pelvic origin; rounded tubercles on lower jaw rather small, as 2-3 rows in male; 13 greenish blue cross-bars on the body in male; maxillary never extending to the vertical of midline of orbit in female; snout length about 30% in male; and inter-orbital width about 27-28% in male (Ref. 95038).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Xenocyprididae

Genus: Opsariichthys

Species: Opsariichthys songmaensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2000

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic