Pethia didi
Pethia didi is a species of cyprinid fish which has only been recorded in the vicinity of Myitkyina and Indawgyi Lake in the north of Myanmar.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Pethia |
| Species: | P. didi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pethia didi (S. O. Kullander & F. Fang, 2005) | |
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This is a small fish which can reach a length of 4 centimetres (1.6 in) SL.[3] It is generally brownish with a dark vertical bar just behind the operculum and a round dark blotch on the caudal peduncle. The species P. tiantian – with a range close to P. didi – is similarly marked, but P. didi can be distinguished by its truncated lateral line, deeper body and longer dorsal fin, with two rows of dark markings rather than one.
References
- Dahanukar, N. 2010. Pethia didi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 3 May 2013.
- Kullander, S. O. & F. Fang (2005): Two New Species of Puntius from Northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia, 2005(2), pp. 290–302
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Pethia didi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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