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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > ex-danioninae
Etymology: Opsariichthys: Greek, opsarion, -ou = a little portion fish + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred ?

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Asia: northern Viet Nam.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95038); 8.6 cm SL (female)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Pectoral fin with i, 13-15 (modally 14) rays; 16-19 (modally 17) scales around caudal peduncle; 15-18 (modally 16) pre-dorsal scales; 14-16 (modally 15) anterior scales before pelvic origin; rounded tubercles on lower jaw rather large, as 3 rows in male; 14 greenish blue cross-bars on the body in male; maxillary extending to vertical of midline of orbit in female; snout length about 32-33% in male; and inter-orbital width about 30% in male (Ref. 95038).

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Huynh, T.Q. and I.-S. Chen, 2013. A new species of cyprinid fish of genus Opsariichthys from Ky Cung-Bang Giang River basin, Northern Vietnam with notes of the taxonomic status of the genus from Northern Vietnam and Southern China. J. Mar. Sci. Tech. 21(Suppl:)135-145. (Ref. 95038)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

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Harmless

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Opsariichthys dienbienensis Nguyen & Nguyen, 2000