| Family: |
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Acrossocheilinae |
| Max. size: |
23.53 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Nam Xam basin, Laos. Expected to occur in Viet Nam (Ref. 44416). Reported from Yunnan, China (Ref. 57459). |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguished from all species of the genus known from Vietnam, Laos and southern China (Yunnan, Guangdong, Hainan) by the following combination of characters: number of lateral line scales; number of scales between dorsal-fin origin and belly; lower lip with a broad interruption, greater than half of mouth width; horny sheath on lower jaw sharp, broad, almost straight anteriorly; last simple dorsal-fin ray bony, strong, with 20 serrae along posterior margin (Ref. 36949). Body with a faint stripe and a dark blotch at caudal base; 33-35 scales along lateral line, 2 on the caudal fin (Ref. 43281). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 22 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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