Oreichthys parvus

Oreichthys parvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Oreichthys
Species: O. parvus
Binomial name
Oreichthys parvus
H. M. Smith, 1933

Oreichthys parvus is a small cyprinid fish found in southeastern Thailand, northern Malay Peninsula and Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand.[1]

Description

O. parvus has numerous conspicuous rows of pores on the head, an incomplete lateral line perforating about 6 scales, a dark crescent-shaped mark at the base of each scale, a dark blotch at the base of the caudal fin, one at the tip of the dorsal fin and one along the anterior margin of the anal fin.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Oreichthys parvus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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