Oreichthys parvus

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Oreichthys parvus
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Oreichthys
Species:
O. parvus
Binomial name
Oreichthys parvus

Oreichthys parvus is a small cyprinid fish found in southeastern Thailand, northern Malay Peninsula and Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand. [2]

Description

O. parvus has numerous conspicuous rows of pores on the head, an incomplete lateral line perforating about 6 scales, a dark crescent-shaped mark at the base of each scale, a dark blotch at the base of the caudal fin, one at the tip of the dorsal fin and one along the anterior margin of the anal fin. [2]

References

  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Oreichthys parvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T181295A1718505. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181295A1718505.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oreichthys parvus". FishBase . November 2014 version.