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Badis blosyrus Kullander & Britz, 2002 |
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photo by
van der Voort, S. |
| Family: | Badidae (Chameleonfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.16 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: India. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 16-17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-11; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 27-29. Possesses a prominent dark blotch posterodorsally on opercle and two rows of irregular blackish blotches along side. Differs from B. assamensis by longer jaw, upper jaw 12-13.6 SL); lower jaw 16.3-18.5%SL, having fewer scales in lateral row, more gill rakers, and fewer vertebrae (Ref. 46238). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 26 March 2010 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||