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Cosmochilus nanlaensis Chen, He & He, 1992 |
| Family: | Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Cyprininae | |||
| Max. size: | 8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Mekong River system in Yunnan, China. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 33-34. Papillae of lips not developed; the gill rakers of the first gill arch very sparse and short; the rostral barbels and maxillary barbels not developed; length of the last simple dorsal fin ray equal to or slightly shorter than length of head; the number of scales in longitudinal series 32-35. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||