Monday, May 21, 2012

Barilius profundus, a new cyprinid fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Koladyne basin, India

Barilius profundus, a new species of bariline cyprinid fish is described from the Koladyne River, Mizoram, India by M. Dishma and Prof. W. Vishwanath, Manipur University, Manipur, India.
 

It is distinguished from congeners in having the following combination of characters: great body depth at dorsal-fin origin (32.0–37.3 % SL), 17–18 pre-dorsal scales, 7–10 dark blue bars on the sides of the body, 30–32 + 2–3 lateral line scales, ½7/1/2½ lateral transverse scales and 12 circumpeduncular scales.

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