Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 7. Distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: anus closer to tip of snout than to caudal fin base; barbels much longer than eye diameter; black bars narrower than interspaces (Ref. 39226). Differs from all other known congeners by the combination of the following characters: body with 18-21 bands, distinct on caudal peduncle region; 3 pairs of barbels; lateral line incomplete; caudal fin rounded with 2 black broad concentric curves; and black spot present at upper extremity of caudal-fin base (Ref. 95217).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Nemacheilidae

Genus: Aborichthys

Species: Aborichthys kempi Chaudhuri, 1913

Climate Zone

Location

• Asia: India and Myanmar.

Biology

Occurs in streams with pebbly bottom (Ref. 41236).

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Near Threatened

Threat to Humans

Harmless