Pethia rutila (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species from Mizoram, Northeast India

Zootaxa. 2014 Jul 4;3827(3):366-74. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3827.3.6.

Abstract

Pethia rutila, a new species is described from Karnaphuli drainage, Mizoram, Northeast India. It is distinguished from its congeners in having a complete lateral line with 21-22 scales, an inconspicuous black humeral spot on the scale row below the 3rd and 4th lateral-line scales, a black blotch on the caudal peduncle centered above the insertion of the last anal-fin ray, overlapping lateral-line scales 16-18 or 17-19 and ½4/1/3½ scales in transverse line from dorsal-fin origin to pelvic-fin origin.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
  • Animal Structures / growth & development
  • Animals
  • Body Size
  • Cyprinidae / anatomy & histology
  • Cyprinidae / classification*
  • Cyprinidae / growth & development
  • Ecosystem
  • India
  • Rivers