Description

Classification / NamesCommon names|Synonyms| Catalog of Fishes(genus,species) |ITIS|CoL|WoRMS|Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) >Cypriniformes(Carps) >Xenocyprididae(East Asian minnows)
Etymology:Opsariichthys:Greek, opsarion, -ou = a little portion fish + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref.45335).
More on author:Gnther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution rangeEcology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 10C – 20C (Ref.13614)

DistributionCountries|FAO areas|Ecosystems|Occurrences|Point map|Introductions|Faunafri

Asia: Laos, Viet Nam and East Asia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm? range ? – ? cm
Max length : 26.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref.128900); max. published weight: 261.10 g (Ref.128900)

Short descriptionMorphology|Morphometrics

Dorsalsoft rays(total): 10;Analsoft rays: 11 – 12;Vertebrae: 41 – 42. Adult male with projecting anal fin rays; conspicuous symphyseal knob in lower jaw; origin of dorsal fin slightly in front of anal origin; sexual dichromatism, female with plain body, male with irregular dark bars (Ref.43281). Caudal peduncle scales modally 18; 19-21 pre-dorsal scales; 9 scales above lateral line; and 3 scales below the lateral line (Ref.95038).