Spindle loaches

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Spindle loaches
Psilorhynchus sucatio

Psilorhynchus sucatio

Systematics
Sub-cohort : Ostariophysi
without rank: Otophysa
Order : Carp-like (Cypriniformes)
Subordination : Carp fish-like (Cyprinoidei)
Family : Psilorhynchidae
Genre : Spindle loaches
Scientific name of the  family
Psilorhynchidae
Hora , 1926
Scientific name of the  genus
Psilorhynchus
McClelland , 1839

The spindle loaches ( Psilorhynchus , Gr .: psilos = bald, rhyngchos = pine) are a genus of carp-like (Cypriniformes). They live in mountain streams in India , Nepal and Burma . Despite their German name, they are more closely related to the carp fish (Cyprinidae) than to the loach- like (Cobitoidea).

features

Spindle loaches are small fish and grow to be four to ten centimeters long. The body has a flat stomach side, while the back is more arched. Its mouth is small and under, its fleshy lips have sharp, horny edges. On the paired pharyngeal ( pharyngeal jaw ) each is a series of four teeth. The fish have no barbels . Your nostrils are narrow. The dorsal fin has ten to twelve fin rays , seven or eight of which are divided. The anal fin is supported by five divided rays, the pelvic fins by four or more undivided rays . The swim bladder is small. Spindle loaches have 32 to 50 scales along the fully developed lateral line organ .

species

There are over 20 types:

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