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Pseudecheneis paviei Vaillant, 1892 |
Image contributors to this species: |
Freshwater Fishes of China in Coloured Illustrations (2) |
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Description: Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal soft rays: 9. Differs from other species of Pseudecheneis by the combination of following characters: 9-14 transverse ridges on the thoracic adhesive apparatus; wide and flat snout, with ratio of snout width at mouth corner to distance between pectoral fin base larger than 0.75; caudal peduncle depth 6.1-9.3% SL and 29.4-46.7% in length of caudal peduncle; four yellow spots on caudal fin which are isolated and not connected with each other; premaxillary tooth band semicircular with six or eight teeth along its outer edge; body covered with dense, rounded tubercles distributed irregularly; tubercles increasing in density gradually from occipital to caudal peduncle; and 33 (17+16), 34 (17+17) vertebrae. |
Common Name: |
None |
Synonyms: |
Pseudecheneis intermedius, Parapseudecheis paviei, Pseudecheneis intermedia |
Family: |
Sisoridae |
Distribution: |
Asia: Red River drainage in China and Vietnam. Type locality: Near Lai Chau [Red River drainage], Tonkin, n. Vietnam. |
Size: |
12.0cm. (4¾ins) |
Temp: |
18-24°c (64-75°f.) |
p.H. |
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6.5-7.5. |
Reference: |
Freshwater Fishes of
China in Coloured Illustrations book3;
p129. |
Family: Sisoridae Back to Ident-A-Cat Click on Thumbnails |
Pseudecheneis paviei |
 Pseudecheneis
pavieiShowing the horizontal corrugated adhesive apparatus |
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