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Opsariichthys kaopingensis Chen & Wu, 2009 |
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photo by
Huang, S.-P. |
| Family: | Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.37 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: southern Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 11-12; Vertebrae: 38-40. Diagnosed from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: absence of maxillary barbels; absence of notch on anterior tip of upper lip w; 44-48 (always 45-47) scales on lateral line; predorsal scales less than 20 (always 18-19; modally 19); maxillary extending to or slightly beyond the vertical of anterior margin of orbit; a series of 4-5 (modally 5) rounded tubercles under lower jaw in adult male; and opercle and ventral side of head shiny yellow in adult male in life (Ref. 81910). Description: Dorsal fin rays iii, 7-8 (modally 7); anal fin rays iii, 8-9 (modally 9); pectoral fin rays i, 13-15 (modally 14); and pelvic fin rays i, 8-9 (modally 8) (Ref. 81910). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||