FB-67845 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67845 Animalia Chordata Elasmobranchii Squaliformes Etmopteridae Etmopterus Etmopterus benchleyi Vásquez, Ebert & Long, 2015 2016-01-11 2018-11-26 Atkore, V.M., J.D.M. Knight, K. Rema Devi and J. Krishnaswamy0 A new species of Pethia from the Westen Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia 103(2):290-296. (Ref. 104010) FB-GeneralDescr-67855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2016-01-15 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67855 Formed small groups of three or four individuals in shallow pools beneath dense riparian canopy. Usually found together with other cyprinid species such as Puntius sahyadriensis and Dawkinsia arulius. A few juveniles were also observed with Pethia setnai in shallow pools (Ref. 104010).The type locality was a pool-riffle sequence in a small gently flowing clear water stream with a pH of 6.1 and water temperature of 25.5°C. The stream at the type locality has a width of 7 m and a depth of 0.6 m. The run-riffle sequence just below the type locality has a flow velocity of 0.2 m/s. This species was collected in an altitude range between 660-910 m ASL. Ochlandra sp., Ficus sp., and Elaeocarpus tuberculatus dominated the land vegetation, providing 80% shade. The substrate was composed of leaf litter mostly with Lagenandra sp., bamboo leaves, and clay. Other fishes commonly found at the type locality included the following: Devario malabaricus, Salmophasia boopis, Garra mullya, Barilius canarensis, Barbodes wynaadensis, Tor khudree, Dawkinsia arulius, Puntius sahyadriensis, Osteochilus nashii (Cyprinidae), Batasio sharavatiensis (Bagridae), and Nemacheilus denisoni (Nemacheilidae) (Ref. 104010). Atkore, V.M., J.D.M. Knight, K. Rema Devi and J. Krishnaswamy 2015 A new species of Pethia from the Westen Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia 103(2):290-296. (Ref. 104010) FB-DiagnosticDescr-67855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2016-01-15 00:00:00 2017-03-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67855 Pethia striata can be diagnosed from other species of the genus Pethia by the combination of the following characters: lateral line complete, with 20-21 pored scales up to tail fin base; upper half of body dark brown; outer edges of body scales dark, forming oblique bars, giving a distinct striped pattern along the side in both sexes; dorsal fin dark with a pale outer margin; dorsal, pectoral, pelvic, and anal fins tinged with black; caudal fin hyaline; black humeral spot one scale below the 4th lateral-line scales, a larger black blotch 3-4 scales high covering the 17th to 19th lateral-line scales, and only 2 scales between this blotch and the hypural notch. Other characters useful to distinguish from other congeners include the following: fewer transverse scales, 3 scales between lateral-line scale row and ventral fin; ½ 4+1+3 transverse scales; eight predorsal scales; a smaller humeral spot, restricted to a single scale; lacking a gray patch below the dorsal fin; two spots, a humeral spot and a caudal-peduncle blotch; 2+3-4 gill rakers on the first gill arch; a single blotch on the caudal peduncle; dark longitudinal band absent; and dorsal fin ofmale is black (Ref. 104010). Atkore, V.M., J.D.M. Knight, K. Rema Devi and J. Krishnaswamy 2015 A new species of Pethia from the Westen Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia 103(2):290-296. (Ref. 104010) FB-Morphology-67855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2016-01-15 00:00:00 2017-03-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67855 Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Analsoft rays: 8 Atkore, V.M., J.D.M. Knight, K. Rema Devi and J. Krishnaswamy 2015 A new species of Pethia from the Westen Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia 103(2):290-296. (Ref. 104010) FB-Distribution-67855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2016-01-15 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67855 Asia: Tunga River basin in Kudremukh National Park, Karnataka State, India. Atkore, V.M., J.D.M. Knight, K. Rema Devi and J. Krishnaswamy 2015 A new species of Pethia from the Westen Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia 103(2):290-296. (Ref. 104010) FB-Uses-67855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2016-01-15 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67855 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-67855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2016-01-15 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67855 3.3 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 104010)) Atkore, V.M., J.D.M. Knight, K. Rema Devi and J. Krishnaswamy 2015 A new species of Pethia from the Westen Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia 103(2):290-296. (Ref. 104010) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-67855 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2016-01-15 00:00:00 2024-07-18 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=67855 benthopelagic; freshwater; pH range: 6.1