Opsarius pulchellus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Minnows or carps ; Occurs over gravel substrate in clear, swift, small streams up to rapidly flowing stretches of large rivers . Feeds on insect larvae, especially odonatans. Rarely seen in the markets[1].

Common Names

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Description

Family Cyprinidae

Distribution: North America (northern Canada to southern Mexico), Africa, and Eurasia . Pharynx with 1-3 rows of teeth, each row with a maximum of 8 teeth. Usually thin lips , plicae or papillae absent; mouth sometimes suckerlike (Garra and Labeo). With or without barbels . Premaxilla usually borders the upper jaw making the maxilla entirely or almost entirely excluded from the gape. Usually protrusible upper jaw. Dorsal fin with spinelike rays in some. Primitive number of chromosomes 2n=50, some with 48; polyploidy exists. Maximum length at least 2.5 m to probably 3 m in Catlocarpio siamensis; many species less than 5 cm. Mainly non-guarders, but in some species males build nests and/or protect the eggs .The family Cyprinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Cypriniformes. It contains 210 genera and 2010 species. It may be found in Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Primary freshwater. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. This family may be found from 70° n to 34° s and 150° w to 170° e. Etymology of this family name : Greek, kyprinos = goldfish .

Habitat

Biome: Fresh water . Benthopelagic.

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Barilius bhuddhae Fowler, 1934
2. Barilius buddhae Fowler, 1934
3. Barilius pellegrini Fang, 1938
4. Barilius pulchellus Smith, 1931
5. Daniops macropterus Mai, 1978
6. Opsarus pulchellus (Smith, 1931)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 10-Oct-2000

Similar Species

Members of the genus Opsarius

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 22 species and subspecies in this genus:

O. acanthopterus · O. albulus · O. anisocheilus · O. bicirratus · O. brachialis · O. canarensis · O. cirratus · O. dualis · O. elongatus · O. fasciatus · O. gracilis · O. guttatus · O. isocheilus · O. koratensis · O. latipinnatus · O. leucerus · O. maculatus · O. malabaricus · O. pholicephalus · O. piscatorius · O. pulchellus · O. thebensis

More Info

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Further Reading

• Baird, I. G., V. Inthaphaisy, P. Kisouvannalath, B. Phylavanh and B. Mounsouphom (1999). The fishes of southern Lao. Lao Community Fisheries and Dolphin Protection Project. Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR.161 p.
• Chu, X.L., Y. Chen, et al. (1989). The fishes of Yunnan, China. Part I Cyprinidae. Science Press, Beijing, China, 377 pp.
• Kottelat, M. (2001). Fishes of Laos. WHT Publications Ltd., Colombo 5, Sri Lanka. 198 p.
• Lim, P., S. Lek, S.T. Touch, S.-O. Mao and B. Chhouk (1999). River (Cambodia, Southeast Asia). Aquat. Living Resour. 12(6):379-386.
• Rainboth, W.J. (1996). Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p.
• Vidthayanon, C., J. Karnasuta and J. Nabhitabhata (1997). Diversity of freshwater fishes in Thailand. Office of Environmental Policy and Planning, Bangkok. 102 p.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 01, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• McCosker, John (from FishBase).

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2524620
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-61187
• Fishbase Species ID: 27046
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1933366

Footnotes

1. Rainboth, W.J. (1996). Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO Species Identification Field Guide for Fishery Purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. [back]

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