Description

Vertebrae: 35. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: great body depth at dorsal-fin origin (32.0-37.3 % SL); predorsal scales 17-18; dark blue bars (7-10) against faintly brown to yellowish-cream body, width of bar narrower than interspace width; lateral line complete, 30-32 + 2-3 scales; eye diameter (38.3-42.9 % HL), predorsal length (58.9-64.0 % SL); dorsal-fin length (21.6-25.7 % SL); ½7/1/2½ lateral transverse scales; circumpeduncular scales 12; vertebrae 35; D ii,7.5; A ii,10.5; pectoral i,11; pelvic i,8 (Ref. 89472).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Danionidae

Genus: Opsarius

Species: Opsarius profundus (Dishma & Vishwanath, 2012)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic