| Family: |
Badidae (Chameleonfishes) |
| Max. size: |
2.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.11 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: China. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 15-16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-8; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 25-27. A small fish not exceeding 2.2 cm SL. Transverse scale row 9.5. Vertebrae usually 26. Palatine teeth present. Anguloarticular lateralis canal absent. Males with a black blotch anteriorly in dorsal fin. Stripes on side of head absent. Body color uniform or with weak reticulate pattern formed by dark scale margins; no vertical bars; no caudal, cleithral or opercular blotches (Ref. 46238). |
| Biology: |
Collected from a small stream, wider than 2 m, about 30 cm deep, with relatively fast current, running through an open cultured area. Bottom composed of substrate rock, sand, leaf litter and mud (Ref. 46238). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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