Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 7. Differs all other speces of Oreichthys by having the following characters:lateral line complete; 30+1 scales in the lateral line series; ½4/1/2½ scales in the transverse row; nine predorsal scales; and bright yellow pelvic fins (Ref. 95042).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Genus: Oreichthys

Species: Oreichthys andrewi Knight, 2014

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs mainly in open water with silt as the substrate and with little or no aquatic vegetation (Ref. 95042).

Habitat

benthopelagic