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Etymology: Cirrhinus: Latin, cirrus = curl fringe (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: only from the Irrawaddy and Sittang basins, Myanmar.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33488)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Vertebrae: 35 - 37. Vomero-palatine organ with only 5 pairs of fimbriate lamella; lamellae comparatively broad, each with up to 20 short fimbriae. Body dull white or silvery overall; fins dusky; colorless; humeral mark present, otherwise no distinctive markings.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, T.R., 1997. Systematic revision of the tropical Asian labeon cyprinid fish genus Cirrhinus, with descriptions of new species and biological observations on C. lobatus. Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 45:171-203. (Ref. 33488)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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