| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| 28.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Asia: China (Ref. 45563) and Viet Nam (Ref. 89724). |
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Body grayish black dorsally, milky white ventrally; sometimes with vertical, unclear stripes on sides of body; fins dark gray. Head wide and top flattened; snout bluntly conical and sides of snout with a deep groove between base of rostral barbels and mouth corners. Barbels 2 pairs; rostral slightly shorter than orbital diameter; maxillary somewhat thin. Caudal peduncle compressed; abdomen rounded. Scales on pectoral and abdomen buried in skin. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 March 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Xijiang River system from Bama and Baise of Guangxi to Fuyuan, Yiliang and Yuanjiang rivers in Yunnan. Flesh is tender and with good flavour. Caught in caves through electrical, poisonous and bombing methods. Listed as class II protected animal in Yunnan Province (Ref. 45563). Also Ref. 45621, 45679. |
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