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Pseudexostoma yunnanense (Tchang, 1935) |
Image contributors to this species: |
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (2) |
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Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 5; Anal soft rays: 3 - 4. This species is distinguished from Pseudexostoma brachysoma and P. longipterus by the following characters: posterior margin of lower lip with 3 notches, depth of middle one the same as lateral ones lateral ones (vs. shallower), length of 2 smaller median lobes of lower lip the same length as lateral lobes (vs. longer); pelvic fin I, 1-5 (vs. I, 3-4); base iof adipose fin shorter, 28.8-39.8% SL (vs. 36.1-46.0); caudal peduncle deeper, depth 6.4-8.3% SL, 32.6-42.7% in length of caudal peduncle (vs. 4.2-6.9 in depth and 20-33.7 in length); premaxillary tooth band with 18-22 teeth (vs. 16-18), it is divided into 2 and are connected partially. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Exostoma yunnanensis, Glyptosternum yunnanensis, Pseudexostoma yunnanensis, Pseudexostoma yunnanensis yunnanensis |
Family: |
Sisoridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Irrawaddy drainage, Yunnan, China. Type locality: Yunnan, China. |
Size: |
11.0cm. (4¼ins) |
Temp: |
18-24°c (64-75°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.5. |
Reference: |
Alfred W. Thomson &
Lawrence M. Page; 30 October 2006. Genera
of the Asian Catfish Families Sisoridae and Erethistidae
(Teleostei: Siluriformes) (Zootaxa 1345). |
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Pseudexostoma yunnanense |
 Pseudexostoma
yunnanense |
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