Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 27 - 31. Has 24-28 branched anal rays; a submarginal stripe only in the upper caudal-fin lobe (Ref. 27732).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Xenocyprididae

Genus: Oxygaster

Species: Oxygaster pointoni (Fowler, 1934)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Occurs at the surface in medium-sized rivers. Diet is probably similar to O. anomalura including chironomids and small mollusks. Rarely seen at fish markets.

Habitat

pelagic