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Aborichthys bajpaii

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Species of freshwater fish
Aborichthys bajpaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Nemacheilidae
Genus: Aborichthys
Species: A. bajpaii
Binomial name
Aborichthys bajpaii
P. Singh & Kosygin, 2022

Aborichthys bajpaii is a small, benthic fish, observed in the Siang River, Brahmaputra River drainage, in Arunachal Pradesh, India. This new species is distinct from all species described in the genus. A vent and anus that is closer to the caudal fin base than to the snout, 17–22 stripes that converge to the mid-dorsal line which are branched into 26–38 bars along the flank, vertical bars on the caudal fin peduncle, an incomplete lateral line that continues to the end of the pectoral fin, a long head (20.2-21.5% SL) and a deep body (12.2-15.3% SL), a pectoral fin with 91/2 branched rays, a dorsal fin origin that is equidistant to the snout and to the base of caudal fin, a pelvic fin origin closer to the pectoral fin origin than to the anal fin origin, 2–3 irregular black stripes on the dorsal fin, a maxillary barbel that extends over the posterior edge of the orbit and a truncate caudal fin with 2–4 irregular black stripes.

References

  1. Nanda, Prasanta; Machahary, Krima Queen; Tamang, Lakpa; Das, Debangshu Narayan (2021). "Aborichthys uniobarensis, a new species of river loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India". Asian Journal of Conservation Biology: 3–9. doi:10.53562/ajcb.ashi9566. ISSN 2278-7666. S2CID 243082749.
  2. Nanda, P.; Tamang, Lakpa (2021-06-26). "Aborichthys barapensis, a new species of river loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, the eastern Himalaya, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 13 (7): 18800–18808. doi:10.11609/jott.5989.13.7.18800-18808. ISSN 0974-7907. S2CID 237790062.
  3. Singh, P.; Kosygin, L. (2022-10-01). "Aborichthys bajpaii, a New Species of Loach (Nemacheilidae) from Eastern Himalaya, India". Journal of Ichthyology. 62 (5): 707–714. doi:10.1134/S0032945222050162. ISSN 1555-6425. S2CID 251510639.


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