Badis blosyrus Kullander & Britz, 2002
Badis blosyrus
photo by van der Voort, S.

Family:  Badidae (Chameleonfishes)
Max. size:  4.16 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: India.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 27-29. Possesses a prominent dark blotch posterodorsally on opercle and two rows of irregular blackish blotches along side. Differs from B. assamensis by longer jaw, upper jaw 12-13.6 SL); lower jaw 16.3-18.5%SL, having fewer scales in lateral row, more gill rakers, and fewer vertebrae (Ref. 46238).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 March 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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