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Etymology: Neolissochilus: Greek, neos = new + Greek,lissos = smooth + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Chen & Yang.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical
Asia: Longchuanjiang and Dayingjiang (upper Irrawaddy), Yunnan, China.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33250)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5. Mouth terminal, gape horizontal in male, acclivitous in female; last unbranched dorsal ray smooth with its upper 1/3 articulated; no dark band on sides of body; longest caudal ray length about 2 times that of shortest. Scale rows between pectoral fin origin and lateral line 3.5-4.5; scale rows between ventral fin origin and lateral line 2.5-3.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Chen, X.-Y., J.-X. Yang and Y.-R. Chen, 1999. A review of the cyprinoid fish genus Barbodes Bleeker, 1859, from Yunnan, China, with description of two new species. Zool. Stud. 38(1):82-88. (Ref. 33250)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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