Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis, a New Cyprinid Fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Odisha, India

Authors

  • B. K. Baliarsingh
     Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751 002
  • Laishram Kosygin
     Zoological Survey of India, 27 J. L. Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016
  • S. K. Swain
     Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, Odisha – 751 002

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117278

Keywords:

Parapsilorhynchus, New Species, Odisha.

Abstract

A new cyprinid fish, Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis, is described from Odisha, India. It is distinguished from its congeners by a combination of the following characters: poorly developed callous pad behind lower lip, which is not sharply delimited posteriorly; many prominent horny tubercles on the snout; deep head (depth at occiput 57.2-75.0% HL); stout and deep body (depth at dorsal fin origin 19.6-25.0 % SL); narrow mouth (23.5-28.6% HL); eye visible in ventral view of head; rounded lower lip; 3-4 simple pectoral fin rays; 33-35 lateral line scales.

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2017-08-01

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Baliarsingh, B. K., Kosygin, L., & Swain, S. K. (2017). <I>Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis</I>, a New Cyprinid Fish (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Odisha, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 117(1), 22–25. https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi/v117/i1/2017/117278

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Volume 117, Issue 1, 2017

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