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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Xenocyprididae (East Asian minnows)
Etymology: Opsariichthys: Greek, opsarion, -ou = a little portion fish + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Nichols & Pope.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Hainan Province, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95038); 9.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13; Vertebrae: 39 - 41. Lateral line with 40-41 scales (modally 41); pre-dorsal scales modally 17; rounded tubercles on lower jaw rather large and arranging as 2 rows; head rather large; and body rather wide
at anal origin (Ref. 95038).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, I.-S., J.-H. Wu and Huang S.-P., 2009. The taxonomy and phylogeny of the cyprinid genus Opsariichthys Bleeker (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Taiwan, with description of a new species. Environ. Biol. Fishes 86:165-183. (Ref. 81910)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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