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(A) Holotype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1961, male, 44.3 mm SL, freshly preserved, (B) Paratype, ZSI/ APRC/V/P-1962, male, 45.4 mm SL (C) Paratype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1962, female, 45.6 mm SL.
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A) Holotype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1961, male, 44.3 mm SL, freshly preserved (B) Paratype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1962, female, 44.5 mm SL.
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is distinguished from all its congeners in the Ganges-Brahmaputra, Kaladan and the Chindwin-Irrawaddy drainage (except
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C2928239B19FCF601EC" box="[627,781,1656,1682]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">P. expletiforis</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF8D0C29294B9B19FC2101EC" baseAuthorityName="Kullander" baseAuthorityYear="2008" box="[795,986,1657,1682]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="286" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrogramma">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C29294B9B19FC2101EC" box="[795,986,1657,1682]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">P. macrogramma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C2929B89B19FB7901EC" box="[1000,1154,1656,1682]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">P. stoliczkana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C292EC09B19FB1201EC" box="[1168,1257,1656,1682]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">P. rutila</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C292F709B19FA6801EC" box="[1312,1427,1657,1682]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">P. tiantian</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) in having the following combination of characters: lateral line complete with 2223 pored scales up to tail-fin base; 3
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and 4
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lateral-line scale with minute humeral spot, a large elliptical to rounded black blotch covering 16
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to 18
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(
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=2) or 17
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to 19
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(
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C292BD29B85FE6B0180" box="[386,400,1765,1790]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">n</emphasis>
=11) lateral-line scales. Live specimens of males with reddish-green body above lateral line and reddish-orange below; dorsal, pectoral, pelvic, anal and caudal fins reddish-orange and, dorsal fin in both sexes with broad black submargin.
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF8D0C292B8B9A4CFD5B0038" authorityName="Praveenraj &amp; Knight &amp; Moulitharan &amp; Imchen" authorityYear="2022" box="[475,672,1836,1862]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="286" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C292B8B9A4CFD5B0038" box="[475,672,1836,1862]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C29299D9A4DFB9E0038" box="[973,1125,1836,1862]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">P. expletiforis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a minute humeral spot (vs. absence), dorsal fin with a broad black submargin (vs. reddish-orange dorsal fin devoid of markings or bands), pelvic and anal fin with tinges of black (vs. absence), slender body (33.636.6 vs. 37.142.9% SL) and longer caudal peduncle (20.422.6 vs. 15.819.2); from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF8D0C2929469AF9FC2D00CC" baseAuthorityName="Kullander" baseAuthorityYear="2008" box="[790,982,1945,1970]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="3" pageNumber="286" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="macrogramma">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8D0C2929469AF9FC2D00CC" box="[790,982,1945,1970]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="286">P. macrogramma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by the presence of broad black band on the interradial membrane submarginally (vs. a series of black oval blotches on middle of interradial membrane), greater number of circumpeduncular scales (14 vs. 12), fewer scale rows between lateral-line and anal fin (3½ vs. 4½), and a slender body (33.636.6 vs. 41.846.7% SL); from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF8A0C2E291B9DF7FC1807CF" box="[843,995,151,177]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="287" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stoliczkana">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E291B9DF7FC1807CF" box="[843,995,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">P. stoliczkana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having longer anal fin (15.918.0 vs. 12.213.4% SL), a minute black humeral spot on the 3
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and 4
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lateral-line scales, prominent on the lower half of the scale and extending to one scale below the lateral line (vs. a prominent bar on lateral-line scales 3 and 4 extending to the scale above and below) and fewer scales between lateral-line and anal fin (3½ vs. 5½); from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF8A0C2E2F5A9C63FA850662" baseAuthorityName="Kullander &amp; Fang" baseAuthorityYear="2005" box="[1290,1406,259,284]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="287" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tiantian">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E2F5A9C63FA850662" box="[1290,1406,259,284]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">P. tiantian</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a minute humeral spot (vs. a dark vertical bar extending to the dorsal midline), and the last unbranched dorsal-fin ray strongly serrated with 1419 serrae (vs. last unbranched dorsal fin ray slender and flexible with 611 short serrae); and from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF8A0C2E2BCB9C0FFE0F06F7" box="[411,500,367,393]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="4" pageNumber="287" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rutila">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E2BCB9C0FFE0F06F7" box="[411,500,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">P. rutila</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a dorsal fin with reddish rays and black submargin in males (vs. dorsal fin tinged golden-yellow, with 2 longitudinal rows of black spots on inter-radial membrane posterior to last unbranched ray), reddish-orange caudal fin (vs. yellow); and greater number of circumpeduncular scales (14 vs. 12).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF8A0C2E2A979CBBFBF30567" blockId="4.[151,1437,150,861]" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
Additional characters distinguishing
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E28349CBBFD8E068A" box="[612,629,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">P</emphasis>
.
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E28D49CBBFD01068B" box="[644,762,475,501]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">dikhuensis</emphasis>
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from its congeners occurring in the Western Ghats/southern peninsular
<collectingCountry id="F33DF9A0FF8A0C2E2B439C9FFEB40567" box="[275,335,511,537]" name="India" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">India</collectingCountry>
, Northeast
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and
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are provided in the discussion.
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E2A979F42FEA20542" bold="true" box="[199,345,546,572]" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Description.</emphasis>
Morphometric data for the
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and
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are provided in
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moderately deepbodied
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E2ABC9F27FECE051F" box="[236,309,583,609]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Pethia</emphasis>
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of adult size
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SL; body slightly elongated, compressed laterally, its length 2.73.0 times its depth. Dorsal profile from tip of snout to occiput slightly arched, humped immediately posterior to occiput, rising evenly up to dorsal-fin origin, thereafter sloping ventrad towards caudal-fin base. Ventral profile curved up to pelvic-fin origin running almost straight towards anal-fin origin, sloping down sharply towards posterior end of anal-fin base, and almost straight or moderately curved up to hypural notch. Body depth greatest at dorsal-fin base. Head small, laterally compressed, length contained 3.53.8 times in SL and 1.21.5 times its depth. Eyes large, positioned slightly in anterior half of head, Mouth small, subterminal, rictus not reaching to vertical from anterior margin of orbit. Both lips thin, moderately fleshy, lower lip not interrupted. Barbels absent.
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E2AC89EECFEF404DA" bold="true" box="[152,271,908,932]" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphometric data of
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E28569EECFD3F04DA" box="[518,708,908,932]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
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(
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E28839EEDFD1B04DA" box="[723,736,909,932]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">n</emphasis>
=13) type series
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E2AF69ED4FE4604B2" bold="true" box="[166,445,948,972]" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Morphometric characters</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E28369ED4FD3204B2" bold="true" box="[614,713,948,972]" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Holotype</emphasis>
</th>
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E29529ED4FCB3048E" bold="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
Range (includes holotype and paratypes) (
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=13)
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8A0C2E2EB29ED4FAA004B2" bold="true" box="[1250,1371,948,972]" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Mean ± SD</emphasis>
</th>
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<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69960FE460367" box="[166,445,1024,1049]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Standard length (mm)</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369960FD320367" box="[614,713,1024,1049]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">44.3</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529960FB410367" box="[770,1210,1024,1049]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">38.945.6</td>
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<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69949FAA0033F" box="[166,1371,1065,1089]" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69949FAA0033F" box="[166,1371,1065,1089]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">In percent of standard length</th>
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<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69931FAA00317" box="[166,1371,1105,1129]" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69931FE460317" box="[166,445,1105,1129]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Head length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369931FD320317" box="[614,713,1105,1129]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">28.2</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529931FB410317" box="[770,1210,1105,1129]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">26.628.8</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29931FAA00317" box="[1250,1371,1105,1129]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">27.5±0.7</td>
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<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69919FAA003EF" box="[166,1371,1145,1169]" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69919FE4603EF" box="[166,445,1145,1169]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Snout length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369919FD3203EF" box="[614,713,1145,1169]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">9.3</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529919FB4103EF" box="[770,1210,1145,1169]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">7.010.9</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29919FAA003EF" box="[1250,1371,1145,1169]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">8.8±1.0</td>
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<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF699C1FAA003C4" box="[166,1371,1185,1210]" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF699C1FE4603C4" box="[166,445,1185,1210]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Orbit diameter</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5283699C1FD3203C4" box="[614,713,1185,1210]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">7.5</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5295299C1FB4103C4" box="[770,1210,1185,1210]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">7.58.9</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB299C1FAA003C4" box="[1250,1371,1185,1210]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">8.3±0.4</td>
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<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF699AAFAA0039C" box="[166,1371,1226,1250]" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF699AAFE46039C" box="[166,445,1226,1250]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Interorbital width</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5283699AAFD32039C" box="[614,713,1226,1250]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">7.8</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5295299AAFB41039C" box="[770,1210,1226,1250]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">6.49.9</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB299AAFAA0039C" box="[1250,1371,1226,1250]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">7.5±1.0</td>
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<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69992FAA00274" box="[166,1371,1266,1290]" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69992FE460274" box="[166,445,1266,1290]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Head width</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369992FD320274" box="[614,713,1266,1290]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">14.5</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529992FB410274" box="[770,1210,1266,1290]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">13.416.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29992FAA00274" box="[1250,1371,1266,1290]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">14.5±0.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF6987AFAA0024C" box="[166,1371,1306,1330]" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF6987AFE46024C" box="[166,445,1306,1330]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Head depth</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52836987AFD32024C" box="[614,713,1306,1330]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">19.6</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52952987AFB41024C" box="[770,1210,1306,1330]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">18.622.1</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB2987AFAA0024C" box="[1250,1371,1306,1330]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">19.8±1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69822FAA00225" box="[166,1371,1346,1371]" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69822FE460225" box="[166,445,1346,1371]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Body width</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369822FD320225" box="[614,713,1346,1371]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">14.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529822FB410225" box="[770,1210,1346,1371]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">13.317.2</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29822FAA00225" box="[1250,1371,1346,1371]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">14.6±1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF6980BFAA002FD" box="[166,1371,1387,1411]" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF6980BFE4602FD" box="[166,445,1387,1411]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Body depth</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52836980BFD3202FD" box="[614,713,1387,1411]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">34.4</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52952980BFB4102FD" box="[770,1210,1387,1411]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">33.636.6</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB2980BFAA002FD" box="[1250,1371,1387,1411]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">34.7±1.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF698F3FAA002D5" box="[166,1371,1427,1451]" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF698F3FE4602D5" box="[166,445,1427,1451]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Predorsal length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5283698F3FD3202D5" box="[614,713,1427,1451]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">52.6</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5295298F3FB4102D5" box="[770,1210,1427,1451]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">50.258.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB298F3FAA002D5" box="[1250,1371,1427,1451]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">53.3±2.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF698DBFAA002AD" box="[166,1371,1467,1491]" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF698DBFE4602AD" box="[166,445,1467,1491]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Prepelvic length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5283698DBFD3202AD" box="[614,713,1467,1491]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">51.6</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D5295298DBFB4102AD" box="[770,1210,1467,1491]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">48.655.1</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB298DBFAA002AD" box="[1250,1371,1467,1491]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">51.5±2.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69883FAA00282" box="[166,1371,1507,1532]" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69883FE460282" box="[166,445,1507,1532]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Preanal length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369883FD320282" box="[614,713,1507,1532]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">71.2</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529883FB410282" box="[770,1210,1507,1532]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">70.275.3</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29883FAA00282" box="[1250,1371,1507,1532]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">72.6±1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69B6CFAA0015A" box="[166,1371,1548,1572]" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69B6CFE46015A" box="[166,445,1548,1572]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Caudal-peduncle depth</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369B6CFD32015A" box="[614,713,1548,1572]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">13.3</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529B6CFB41015A" box="[770,1210,1548,1572]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">12.114.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29B6CFAA0015A" box="[1250,1371,1548,1572]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">13.0±0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69B54FAA00132" box="[166,1371,1588,1612]" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69B54FE460132" box="[166,445,1588,1612]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Caudal-peduncle length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369B54FD320132" box="[614,713,1588,1612]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">22.1</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529B54FB410132" box="[770,1210,1588,1612]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">20.422.6</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29B54FAA00132" box="[1250,1371,1588,1612]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">21.3±1.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69B3CFAA0010A" box="[166,1371,1628,1652]" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69B3CFE46010A" box="[166,445,1628,1652]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Dorsal-fin length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369B3CFD32010A" box="[614,713,1628,1652]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">21.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529B3CFB41010A" box="[770,1210,1628,1652]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">21.026.7</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29B3CFAA0010A" box="[1250,1371,1628,1652]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">24.0±1.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69BE4FAA001E2" box="[166,1371,1668,1692]" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69BE4FE4601E2" box="[166,445,1668,1692]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Anal-fin length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369BE4FD3201E2" box="[614,713,1668,1692]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">16.4</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529BE4FB4101E2" box="[770,1210,1668,1692]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">15.918.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29BE4FAA001E2" box="[1250,1371,1668,1692]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">16.9±0.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69BCCFAA001BB" box="[166,1371,1708,1733]" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69BCCFE4601BB" box="[166,445,1708,1733]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Pectoral-fin length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369BCCFD3201BB" box="[614,713,1708,1733]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">18.5</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529BCCFB4101BB" box="[770,1210,1708,1733]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">16.721.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29BCCFAA001BB" box="[1250,1371,1708,1733]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">19.2±1.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69BB5FAA00193" box="[166,1371,1749,1773]" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69BB5FE460193" box="[166,445,1749,1773]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Pelvic length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369BB5FD320193" box="[614,713,1749,1773]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">19.7</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529BB5FB410193" box="[770,1210,1749,1773]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">17.321.2</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29BB5FAA00193" box="[1250,1371,1749,1773]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">18.9±1.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69B9DFAA0006B" box="[166,1371,1789,1813]" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69B9DFAA0006B" box="[166,1371,1789,1813]" colspan="4" colspanRight="3" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Percent of head length</th>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69A45FAA00043" box="[166,1371,1829,1853]" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69A45FE460043" box="[166,445,1829,1853]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Snout length</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369A45FD320043" box="[614,713,1829,1853]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">33.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529A45FB410043" box="[770,1210,1829,1853]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">25.237.7</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29A45FAA00043" box="[1250,1371,1829,1853]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">31.8±3.3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69A2DFAA00018" box="[166,1371,1869,1894]" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69A2DFE460018" box="[166,445,1869,1894]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Orbit diameter</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369A2DFD320018" box="[614,713,1869,1894]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">26.5</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529A2DFB410018" box="[770,1210,1869,1894]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">26.532.9</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29A2DFAA00018" box="[1250,1371,1869,1894]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">30.1±1.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69A16FAA000F0" box="[166,1371,1910,1934]" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69A16FE4600F0" box="[166,445,1910,1934]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Interorbital width</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369A16FD3200F0" box="[614,713,1910,1934]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">27.6</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529A16FB4100F0" box="[770,1210,1910,1934]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">22.837.3</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29A16FAA000F0" box="[1250,1371,1910,1934]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">27.1±3.7</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69AFEFAA000C8" box="[166,1371,1950,1974]" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69AFEFE4600C8" box="[166,445,1950,1974]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Head width</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369AFEFD3200C8" box="[614,713,1950,1974]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">51.5</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529AFEFB4100C8" box="[770,1210,1950,1974]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">48.760.0</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29AFEFAA000C8" box="[1250,1371,1950,1974]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">52.7±2.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="351ABB72FF8AF3D52AF69AA6FAA000A0" box="[166,1371,1990,2014]" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">
<th id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52AF69AA6FE4600A0" box="[166,445,1990,2014]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">Head depth</th>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D528369AA6FD3200A0" box="[614,713,1990,2014]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">69.6</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D529529AA6FB4100A0" box="[770,1210,1990,2014]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">67.277.2</td>
<td id="76CBD20EFF8AF3D52EB29AA6FAA000A0" box="[1250,1371,1990,2014]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="4" pageNumber="287">72.0±2.7</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF8B0C2F2A979DF7FF0A061B" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">
Dorsal fin with 4 unbranched rays (consisting of two supernumerary and one unbranched ray) and 8 branched rays, last unbranched ray stiff, proximal half smooth, strongly serrated with 14 (1), 15 (1), 16 (10), 18 (1) serrae distally (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F2AAA9DBFFEAF0787" box="[250,340,223,249]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[152,255,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[231,1356,192,1908]" captionTargetId="figure-28@6.[231,1356,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Pethia dikhuensis, CIARI/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Last unbranched dorsal-fin ray (arrow), (B) Caudal skeleton. Abbreviations: CC, compound centrum; Ep, epural; H16, hypurals 16; Ph, parhypural; Pls, pleurostyle; PU2, PU3, preural centra 2, 3." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147477" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147477/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 3A</figureCitation>
). Dorsal-fin origin slightly behind pelvic-fin origin, its distal margin slightly concave. Adpressed dorsal-fin rays reaching vertical through second branched anal-fin ray. Anal fin with 3 unbranched rays (consisting of two supernumerary and one unbranched ray), and 5 (13) branched rays, its distal margin straight with rounded corners.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF8B0C2F2A979C0FFECC04FF" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">
Pectoral fin rounded, with i, 12 (3), 14* (7), 15 (1), 16 (2) rays, reaching almost one scales anterior to pelvicfin origin. Pelvic fin rounded, with 1 simple and 7 (12*) or 8 (1) branched rays. Adpressed pelvic fin reaching the anal opening in males, but not in females. Caudal fin forked, lower lobe slightly longer than upper lobe, 7 (1), 8 (1), or 10* (11) + 6 (1), 8 (1), or 9* (11) principal rays. Caudal fin procurrent rays: 3* (1), 4(4), 5(6), 6 (1), 8 (1) on upper lobe, and 4* (8), 5 (4), 6 (1) on lower lobe. Lateral line complete, with 21 (4), 22 (5), 23* (3), 24 (1) pored scales and 1 (7) non-pored scale on caudal-fin base, running straight, horizontally until anterior 34 scales, then descending due to intercalation of scale row above, sloping down in a smooth curve, thereafter ascending to median of caudal peduncle. Predorsal scales 7 (1), 8 (9) or 9* (3); prepelvic scales 10* (10) or 11 (3); circumpeduncular scales 14 (13). Scales between dorsal-fin origin and lateral line 4½ (13), between lateral line and anal-fin origin 3½ (13). A prepelvic axillary scale present, its exposed length one-third of pelvic-fin length. Caudal fin with six hypurals and one parhypural. The last three caudal vertebrae support the caudal fin. Epural free in region between pleurostyle and neural spine of preural centrum (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F28929F9BFCE0046B" box="[706,795,763,789]" captionStart="FIGURE 3" captionStartId="6.[152,255,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[231,1356,192,1908]" captionTargetId="figure-28@6.[231,1356,181,1919]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURE 3. Pethia dikhuensis, CIARI/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Last unbranched dorsal-fin ray (arrow), (B) Caudal skeleton. Abbreviations: CC, compound centrum; Ep, epural; H16, hypurals 16; Ph, parhypural; Pls, pleurostyle; PU2, PU3, preural centra 2, 3." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147477" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147477/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 3B</figureCitation>
). Total number of vertebrae 4+26, with 4+13 abdominal and 13 caudal vertebrae, including compound centrum. Predorsal vertebrae including the weberian apparatus 8. First dorsal pterygiophore inserted between 8
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and 9
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vertebrae. First anal pterygiophore inserted between 17
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and 18
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<paragraph id="8B95B930FF8B0C2F2A979EEBFD9A022B" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">
Proximal tip of dentary flattened and exhibits a coronoid process with a blunt end, articulated with the maxilla; coronomeckelian bone well developed, shuttle shaped, a small notch on its posterodorsal side, its length almost equal to the length of the retroarticular bone; Meckels cartilage rod-shaped; anguloarticular pointed on dorsal side, posterodorsal side deep and concave at the base to articulate with quadrate bone (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F2E789E97FB78036F" box="[1064,1155,1015,1041]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="7.[152,255,1080,1104]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,189,1051]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1057]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pethia dikhuensis, CIARI/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Left dentary, lateral view, (B) left premaxilla, dorso-lateral view, (C) left maxilla, lateral view, (D) Fifth ceratobranchial, right side in lateral view and (E) Left infraorbital series, lateral view.Ana, anguloarticular; Cm, coronomeckelian; De, dentary; MC, Meckels cartilage; Ra, retroarticular; PP, palatine process; IO15, infraorbitals 15; So, supraorbital." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147479" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147479/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
). Premaxilla length three times its depth, with a ventrally projected blunt tip and posterodorsal process stunted (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F2E25997BFB34034B" box="[1141,1231,1051,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="7.[152,255,1080,1104]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,189,1051]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1057]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pethia dikhuensis, CIARI/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Left dentary, lateral view, (B) left premaxilla, dorso-lateral view, (C) left maxilla, lateral view, (D) Fifth ceratobranchial, right side in lateral view and (E) Left infraorbital series, lateral view.Ana, anguloarticular; Cm, coronomeckelian; De, dentary; MC, Meckels cartilage; Ra, retroarticular; PP, palatine process; IO15, infraorbitals 15; So, supraorbital." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147479" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147479/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 4B</figureCitation>
). Palatine process of maxilla short, with plain posterolateral side (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F28FE995FFCF30327" box="[686,776,1087,1113]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="7.[152,255,1080,1104]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,189,1051]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1057]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pethia dikhuensis, CIARI/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Left dentary, lateral view, (B) left premaxilla, dorso-lateral view, (C) left maxilla, lateral view, (D) Fifth ceratobranchial, right side in lateral view and (E) Left infraorbital series, lateral view.Ana, anguloarticular; Cm, coronomeckelian; De, dentary; MC, Meckels cartilage; Ra, retroarticular; PP, palatine process; IO15, infraorbitals 15; So, supraorbital." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147479" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147479/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
). Infraorbital (IO) bone five in series, IO1 well developed, pentagonal, perforated with minute foramen, orbital margin straight; IO2 broad with a thin tube like infraorbital sensory canal, length equals to IO4, perforated with a median foramen; IO3 broad, deep, ventral surface curved; IO4 well developed, slightly broader than second infraorbital; fifth infraorbital small; supraorbital large, well ossified, covering orbital cavity anterolaterally (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F281799AFFD650397" box="[583,670,1231,1257]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="7.[152,255,1080,1104]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,189,1051]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1057]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pethia dikhuensis, CIARI/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Left dentary, lateral view, (B) left premaxilla, dorso-lateral view, (C) left maxilla, lateral view, (D) Fifth ceratobranchial, right side in lateral view and (E) Left infraorbital series, lateral view.Ana, anguloarticular; Cm, coronomeckelian; De, dentary; MC, Meckels cartilage; Ra, retroarticular; PP, palatine process; IO15, infraorbitals 15; So, supraorbital." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147479" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147479/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 4E</figureCitation>
). Gill rakers simple, 14 on medial margin of first ceratobranchial, one on angle and two on epibranchial. Lateral arm of fifth ceratobranchial curved, elongated, with three large foramina; the proximal half of fifth ceratobranchial with unicuspid pharyngeal teeth with slightly hooked tips, arranged in three rows, with formula 4,3,2 (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F2BAA985BFDAE022B" box="[506,597,1339,1365]" captionStart="FIGURE 4" captionStartId="7.[152,255,1080,1104]" captionTargetBox="[159,1430,189,1051]" captionTargetId="figure-18@7.[151,1436,181,1057]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURE 4. Pethia dikhuensis, CIARI/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Left dentary, lateral view, (B) left premaxilla, dorso-lateral view, (C) left maxilla, lateral view, (D) Fifth ceratobranchial, right side in lateral view and (E) Left infraorbital series, lateral view.Ana, anguloarticular; Cm, coronomeckelian; De, dentary; MC, Meckels cartilage; Ra, retroarticular; PP, palatine process; IO15, infraorbitals 15; So, supraorbital." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147479" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147479/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF8B0C2F2A97983EFC38007B" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8B0C2F2A97983EFE540206" bold="true" box="[199,431,1374,1400]" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Colouration in life.</emphasis>
In males (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F287D983FFD7F0207" box="[557,644,1375,1401]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[152,255,1442,1466]" captionTargetBox="[175,1412,181,1418]" captionTargetId="figure-18@3.[175,1412,181,1418]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pethia dikhuensis, in life (A) Holotype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1961, male, 44.3 mm SL, freshly preserved (B) Paratype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1962, female, 44.5 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147475" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147475/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig 2A</figureCitation>
), dorsum and sides above lateral line, olive-green to reddish orange, silvery-red below lateral line, scales bordered with melanophores. Caudal peduncle reddish-orange. Dorsal, anal, pectoral and pelvic fins reddish-orange. Dorsal fin interradial membrane with broad black submargin and reddish distally, its rays translucently reddish; apical portion of supernumerary ray black; serrae reddish. Anal fin with tinges of black on unbranched rays. Cheek and operculum reddish-silvery with melanophores. A minute black humeral spot on the 3
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and 4
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lateral line scale, prominent on lower half of the scale and extending to one scale below the lateral line, a large round to elliptical black blotch covering the 16
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to 18
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(2) or 17
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to 19
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(11*) lateralline scales. Sclera reddish-orange on anterior and posterior region, iridescent-green at dorsal half and silvery on ventral half. In females (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F2BE59B1FFDEB01E7" box="[437,528,1663,1689]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[152,255,1442,1466]" captionTargetBox="[175,1412,181,1418]" captionTargetId="figure-18@3.[175,1412,181,1418]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pethia dikhuensis, in life (A) Holotype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1961, male, 44.3 mm SL, freshly preserved (B) Paratype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1962, female, 44.5 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147475" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147475/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 2B</figureCitation>
), dorsum and sides above lateral-line olive green to silvery, lateral-line silvery below pigmented with melanophores. All fins hyaline, dorsal fin membrane with an inconspicuous black submargin, distal margin pale-yellow. Two supernumerary rays black apically, serrae orange distally. Cheek and gill cover silvery with melanophores. Sclera uniformly silvery with melanophores.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF8B0C2F2A979A6EFC2900A3" blockId="5.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF8B0C2F2A979A6EFE3F0056" bold="true" box="[199,452,1806,1832]" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Color in preservative</emphasis>
(70% ethanol): In males (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F28BB9A6FFC7B0057" box="[747,896,1807,1833]" captionStart="FIGURE 1" captionStartId="2.[152,255,1939,1963]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,180,1914]" captionTargetId="figure-28@2.[151,1436,180,1914]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURE 1. Pethia dikhuensis (A) Holotype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1961, male, 44.3 mm SL, freshly preserved, (B) Paratype, ZSI/ APRC/V/P-1962, male, 45.4 mm SL (C) Paratype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1962, female, 45.6 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147473" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147473/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 1 A &amp; B</figureCitation>
), dorsal and anal-fin rays hyaline, its interradial membrane black. Basal margin of the pectoral and pelvic fins hyaline, with a black tinge. Caudal fin hyaline with melanophore pigmentation on the rays towards basal margin. Nape and snout heavily pigmented with melanophores. In females (
<figureCitation id="1311A5B5FF8B0C2F2B4F9A1BFE8200EB" box="[287,377,1915,1941]" captionStart="FIGURE 2" captionStartId="3.[152,255,1442,1466]" captionTargetBox="[175,1412,181,1418]" captionTargetId="figure-18@3.[175,1412,181,1418]" captionTargetPageId="3" captionText="FIGURE 2. Pethia dikhuensis, in life (A) Holotype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1961, male, 44.3 mm SL, freshly preserved (B) Paratype, ZSI/APRC/V/P-1962, female, 44.5 mm SL." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147475" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147475/files/figure.png" pageId="5" pageNumber="288">Fig. 2C</figureCitation>
), sides of the body brown to beige. Abdomen greyish-beige to pale-yellow. Side of head and nape brown, interorbital region with melanophore pigmentation. Operculum and infraorbital 3 silvery. Dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fin hyaline. Prominent, black humeral and caudal spots.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8B95B930FF880C2C2AC89AF7FEF30089" blockId="6.[151,1437,1943,2039]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C2AC89AF7FEE200D1" bold="true" box="[152,281,1943,1967]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF880C2C2B709AF7FDD300D1" authority=", CIARI" authorityName="CIARI" box="[288,552,1943,1967]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="6" pageNumber="289" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C2B709AF7FE2F00D1" box="[288,468,1943,1967]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
, CIARI
</taxonomicName>
/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL,
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C29569AF7FCD200D1" bold="true" box="[774,809,1943,1967]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">(A)</emphasis>
Last unbranched dorsal-fin ray (arrow),
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C2E9A9AF7FB1000D1" bold="true" box="[1226,1259,1943,1967]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">(B)</emphasis>
Caudal skeleton. Abbreviations:
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C2B659ADBFEA400AD" bold="true" box="[309,351,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">CC,</emphasis>
compound centrum;
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C28699ADBFDA500AD" bold="true" box="[569,606,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">Ep,</emphasis>
epural;
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C28E29ADBFD0900AD" bold="true" box="[690,754,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">H16,</emphasis>
hypurals 16;
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C29DB9ADBFC5400AD" bold="true" box="[907,943,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">Ph,</emphasis>
parhypural;
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C2E619ADBFBA300AD" bold="true" box="[1073,1112,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">Pls,</emphasis>
pleurostyle;
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF880C2C2E8D9ADBFAB600AD" bold="true" box="[1245,1357,1979,2003]" pageId="6" pageNumber="289">PU2, PU3,</emphasis>
preural centra 2, 3.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph id="8B95B930FF890C2D2AC89958FDB903C2" blockId="7.[151,1436,1080,1213]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2AC89958FEEF032E" bold="true" box="[152,276,1080,1104]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">FIGURE 4</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2B739958FE23032E" box="[291,472,1080,1104]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
, CIARI
</taxonomicName>
/FF-70, 43.0 mm SL, (A) Left dentary, lateral view, (B) left premaxilla, dorso-lateral view, (C) left maxilla, lateral view, (D) Fifth ceratobranchial, right side in lateral view and (E) Left infraorbital series, lateral view. Ana, anguloarticular; Cm, coronomeckelian; De, dentary; MC, Meckels cartilage; Ra, retroarticular; PP, palatine process; IO15, infraorbitals 15; So, supraorbital.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C330EABBFF890C2D2A97986EFD6C02C7" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF890C2D2A97986EFD020233" blockId="7.[151,1437,1294,2041]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2A97986EFE9A0256" bold="true" box="[199,353,1294,1320]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Distribution.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B38986FFDD50257" box="[360,558,1295,1321]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2B38986FFDD50257" box="[360,558,1295,1321]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is currently known only from the
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locality, Dikhu River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, in Mokochung district,
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,
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.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF890C2D2A979836FD6C02C7" blockId="7.[151,1437,1294,2041]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2A979836FED1020E" bold="true" box="[199,298,1366,1392]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Habitat.</emphasis>
The
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locality during the month of
<date id="FF949FF0FF890C2D289C9837FC9A020F" box="[716,865,1367,1393]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" value="2022-01">January 2022</date>
had a water depth of
<quantity id="4CD214D5FF890C2D2E189837FB73020F" box="[1096,1160,1367,1394]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" unit="m" value="0.5">0.5 m</quantity>
, with numerous boulders and rocks (
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). Other species occurring with
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28E0981BFC8D02EB" box="[688,886,1403,1429]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
include:
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D298D981BFB9902EB" box="[989,1122,1403,1429]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Balitoridae" genus="Balitora" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D298D981BFBC102EB" box="[989,1082,1403,1429]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Balitora</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
,
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2E3E981BFAAB02EB" box="[1134,1360,1403,1429]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2E3E981BFAB002EB" authorityName="Ng &amp; Wright" authorityYear="2010" box="[1134,1355,1403,1429]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Amblycipitidae" genus="Amblyceps" kingdom="Animalia" order="Siluriformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cerinum">Amblyceps cerinum</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2F06981BFF4202C7" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Garra" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2F06981BFA6702EB" box="[1366,1436,1403,1429]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Garra</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2A9598C0FEB602C7" box="[197,333,1439,1465]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Nemacheilidae" genus="Mustura" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2A9598C0FEDF02C7" box="[197,292,1440,1465]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Mustura</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2BD898FFFD6C02C7" box="[392,663,1439,1465]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cobitidae" genus="Lepidocephalichthys" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2BD898FFFD8B02C7" box="[392,624,1439,1465]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Lepidocephalichthys</emphasis>
sp.
</taxonomicName>
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C330EABBFF890C2D2A9798A3FC0302A3" box="[199,1016,1475,1501]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF890C2D2A9798A3FC0302A3" blockId="7.[151,1437,1294,2041]" box="[199,1016,1475,1501]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2A9798A3FEB502A3" bold="true" box="[199,334,1475,1501]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species is named after its
<typeStatus id="54910792FF890C2D28F698A3FD2D02A3" box="[678,726,1475,1501]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">type</typeStatus>
locality, the Dikhu River.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C330EABBFF890C202A979886FCA00787" lastPageId="10" lastPageNumber="293" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2A979886FE74017E" bold="true" box="[199,399,1510,1536]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Genetic analysis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2BC49887FDA2017F" box="[404,601,1511,1537]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is nested within the clade of
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D29C79887FC1B017F" box="[919,992,1511,1537]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the phylogram confirming its generic status (
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). The two coxI sequences of
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D28349B6BFCD2015B" box="[612,809,1547,1573]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28349B6BFCD2015B" box="[612,809,1547,1573]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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&amp;
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) had 100% BLAST similarity with the sequences labelled as
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2BBF9B4FFD440137" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[495,703,1583,1609]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="conchonius">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2BBF9B4FFD440137" box="[495,703,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia conchonius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<accessionNumber id="947924D3FF890C2D289D9B4FFCA90137" box="[717,850,1583,1609]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MG736404" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">MG736404</accessionNumber>
) in
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF890C2D292D9B4FFB930137" author="Barman, A. S. &amp; Singh, M. &amp; Singh, S. K. &amp; Saha, H. &amp; Singh, Y. J. &amp; Laishram, M. &amp; Pandey, P. K." box="[893,1128,1583,1609]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" pagination="1 - 12" refId="ref5977" refString="Barman, A. S., Singh, M., Singh, S. K., Saha, H., Singh, Y. J., Laishram, M. &amp; Pandey, P. K. (2018) DNA barcoding of freshwater fishes of Indo-Myanmar biodiversity hotspot. Scientific Reports, 8 (1), 1 - 12. https: // doi. org / 10.1038 / s 41598 - 018 - 26976 - 3" type="journal article" year="2018">
Barman
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D298C9B50FBEE0137" box="[988,1045,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">et al.</emphasis>
(2018)
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, the barcode of which were derived from a specimen collected from
<collectingRegion id="49EE77D2FF890C2D28089B33FD3D0113" box="[600,710,1619,1645]" country="India" name="Nagaland" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Nagaland</collectingRegion>
,
<collectingCountry id="F33DF9A0FF890C2D28809B33FCF60113" box="[720,781,1619,1645]" name="India" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">India</collectingCountry>
. The closest congener of
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2E749B34FB4E0113" box="[1060,1205,1619,1645]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2E849B34FA950113" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[1236,1390,1619,1645]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="conchonius">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2E849B34FA950113" box="[1236,1390,1619,1645]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. conchonius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2AC79B18FDD401EF" authority="Katwate et al. 2016" authorityName="Katwate" authorityYear="2016" box="[151,559,1655,1681]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="sanjaymoluri">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2AC79B18FEBC01EF" box="[151,327,1655,1681]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. sanjaymoluri</emphasis>
Katwate
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2BE49B18FE1601EF" box="[436,493,1655,1681]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">et al.</emphasis>
2016
</taxonomicName>
, from which it differs by a pairwise sequence distance of 4·44·6%. The new species differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B289BFBFDFE01CB" box="[376,517,1691,1717]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="rutila">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2B289BFBFDFE01CB" box="[376,517,1691,1717]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia rutila</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<accessionNumber id="947924D3FF890C2D28439BFBFD6C01C8" box="[531,663,1691,1718]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MK572484" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">MK572484</accessionNumber>
) and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D28839BFBFC5B01CB" box="[723,928,1691,1717]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stoliczkana">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28839BFBFC5B01CB" box="[723,928,1691,1717]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia stoliczkana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<accessionNumber id="947924D3FF890C2D29FD9BFBFBD401CB" box="[941,1071,1691,1717]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/MT483478" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">MT483478</accessionNumber>
) by a pairwise sequence distance of 8.38.5 &amp; 9.09.1%, respectively.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF890C222A979B82FBB407AB" blockId="7.[151,1437,1294,2041]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1436,151,393]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="291" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2A979B82FEB70182" bold="true" box="[199,332,1762,1788]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Discussion.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B049B83FDE00183" box="[340,539,1763,1789]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2B049B83FDE00183" box="[340,539,1763,1789]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from the other congeners in the Ganges-Brahmaputra River system
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2F3F9B84FA750183" box="[1391,1422,1764,1789]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">viz</emphasis>
.,
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2AC79A68FE88005F" box="[151,371,1799,1825]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2AC79A68FEFB005F" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[151,256,1800,1825]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="canius">P. canius</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B5D9A68FE94005F" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[269,367,1799,1825]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gelius">P. gelius</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B2C9A68FD3A005F" authority="(Hamilton, 1822)" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[380,705,1799,1825]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guganio">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2B2C9A68FE0E005F" box="[380,501,1800,1825]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. guganio</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF890C2D28559A67FD42005F" author="Hamilton, F." box="[517,697,1799,1825]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" refId="ref6420" refString="Hamilton, F. (1822) An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. George Ramsay &amp; Co., London, vii + 405 pp." type="book" year="1822">Hamilton, 1822</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D28819A68FCAA005F" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[721,849,1799,1825]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phutunio">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28819A68FCAA005F" box="[721,849,1799,1825]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. phutunio</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D29309A68FB85005F" authority="(Hamilton, 1822)" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[864,1150,1799,1825]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ticto">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D29309A68FC54005F" box="[864,943,1800,1825]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. ticto</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF890C2D29EF9A67FB8D005F" author="Hamilton, F." box="[959,1142,1799,1825]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" refId="ref6420" refString="Hamilton, F. (1822) An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges and its branches. George Ramsay &amp; Co., London, vii + 405 pp." type="book" year="1822">Hamilton, 1822</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2EDB9A68FEB50038" authority="(Yazdani &amp; Talukdar, 1975)" baseAuthorityName="Yazdani &amp; Talukdar" baseAuthorityYear="1975" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="shalynius">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2EDB9A68FAE9005F" box="[1163,1298,1799,1825]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. shalynius</emphasis>
(Yazdani &amp; Talukdar, 1975)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B0D9A4CFDA5003B" authority="Knight, 2016" authorityName="Knight" authorityYear="2016" box="[349,606,1835,1861]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurea">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2B0D9A4CFE47003B" box="[349,444,1836,1861]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. aurea</emphasis>
Knight, 2016
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D28CC9A4CFB5C003B" authority="Shangningam et al. (2020)" authorityName="Shangningam" authorityYear="2020" box="[668,1191,1835,1861]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arunachalensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28CC9A4CFC9D003B" box="[668,870,1835,1861]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. arunachalensis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF890C2D29209A4BFB5C003B" author="Shangningam, B. &amp; Kosygin, L." box="[880,1191,1835,1861]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" pagination="105 - 111" refId="ref7732" refString="Shangningam, B. &amp; Kosygin, L. (2020) A novel species of sisorid catfish, Pseudecheneis nagalandensis sp. nov., (Teleostei: Sisoridae) from the Chindwin Basin of Nagaland, India. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, 120, 105 - 111. https: // doi. org / 10.26515 / rzsi / v 120 / i 2 / 2020 / 147555" type="journal article" year="2020">Shangningam et al. (2020)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2EE59A4BFA84003B" box="[1205,1407,1835,1861]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2EE59A4BFA84003B" box="[1205,1407,1835,1861]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B269A30FE060017" baseAuthorityName="Yazdani &amp; Talukdar" baseAuthorityYear="1975" box="[374,509,1871,1897]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="shalynius">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2B269A30FE060017" box="[374,509,1871,1897]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. shalynius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D28689A30FCFA0017" box="[568,769,1871,1897]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arunachalensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28689A30FCFA0017" box="[568,769,1871,1897]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. arunachalensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a humeral spot (vs. absence); from
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2F479A30FE1600F3" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2F479A30FA810017" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[1303,1402,1871,1897]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="gelius">P. gelius</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2FD89A30FF0600F3" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="phutunio">P. phutunio</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2B5A9A14FE7E00F3" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[266,389,1908,1933]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="guganio">P. guganio</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2BC19A14FE1600F3" authorityName="Knight" authorityYear="2016" box="[401,493,1908,1933]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="aurea">P. aurea</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D28769A14FD7000F3" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[550,651,1908,1933]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="canius">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28769A14FD7000F3" box="[550,651,1908,1933]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. canius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having only two spots on the body (at humeral and caudal region) and a complete lateral-line (vs. three spots/blotches on anal fin origin, dorsal fin base, behind operculum or at caudal peduncle, and an incomplete lateral-line); and from
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D28879ADCFCD100AB" box="[727,810,1980,2005]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D28879ADCFCDE00AB" baseAuthorityName="Hamilton" baseAuthorityYear="1822" box="[727,805,1980,2005]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ticto">P. ticto</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D29609ADCFADD00AB" authority="(Linthoingambi &amp; Vishwanath, 2007)" baseAuthorityName="Linthoingambi &amp; Vishwanath" baseAuthorityYear="2007" box="[816,1318,1979,2005]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="atra">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D29609ADCFC8100AB" box="[816,890,1980,2005]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. atra</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF890C2D29D79ADBFAE500AB" author="Linthoingambi, I. &amp; Vishwanath, W." box="[903,1310,1979,2005]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" pagination="45 - 56" refId="ref6941" refString="Linthoingambi, I. &amp; Vishwanath, W. (2007) Two new fish species of the genus Puntius Hamilton (Cyprinidae) from Manipur, India, with notes on P. ticto (Hamilton) and P. stoliczkanus (Day). Zootaxa, 1450 (1), 45 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1450.1.4" type="journal article" year="2007">Linthoingambi &amp; Vishwanath, 2007</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D2F619ADCFDBA0087" authority="(Linthoingambi &amp; Vishwanath, 2007)" baseAuthorityName="Linthoingambi &amp; Vishwanath" baseAuthorityYear="2007" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="khugae">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D2F619ADCFA6700AB" box="[1329,1436,1979,2005]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. khugae</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF890C2D2ACF9ABFFDC20087" author="Linthoingambi, I. &amp; Vishwanath, W." box="[159,569,2015,2041]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" pagination="45 - 56" refId="ref6941" refString="Linthoingambi, I. &amp; Vishwanath, W. (2007) Two new fish species of the genus Puntius Hamilton (Cyprinidae) from Manipur, India, with notes on P. ticto (Hamilton) and P. stoliczkanus (Day). Zootaxa, 1450 (1), 45 - 56. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 1450.1.4" type="journal article" year="2007">Linthoingambi &amp; Vishwanath, 2007</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2D281D9A80FC1C0087" authority="(Menon et al. 2000)" baseAuthorityName="Menon" baseAuthorityYear="2000" box="[589,999,2015,2041]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="manipurensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D281D9A80FD040087" box="[589,767,2016,2041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. manipurensis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF890C2D295E9ABFFC250087" author="Menon, A. G. K. &amp; Menon, A. G. K. &amp; Rema Devi, K. &amp; Vishwanath, W." box="[782,990,2015,2041]" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" pagination="263 - 268" refId="ref7226" refString="Menon, A. G. K., Menon, A. G. K., Rema Devi, K. &amp; Vishwanath, W. (2000) A new species of Puntius (Cyprinidae: Cyprininae) from Manipur, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 97, 263 - 268." type="journal article" year="2000">
Menon
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D29369A80FC640087" box="[870,927,2015,2041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">et al.</emphasis>
2000
</bibRefCitation>
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D298E9ABFFC1C0087" box="[990,999,2015,2041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">)</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF890C2229A69A80FED307CF" authority="(Arunkumar &amp; Tombi Singh, 2003)" baseAuthorityName="Arunkumar &amp; Tombi Singh" baseAuthorityYear="2003" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="291" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="7" pageNumber="290" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="meingangbii">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF890C2D29A69A80FB650087" box="[1014,1182,2015,2041]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="290">P. meingangbii</emphasis>
(Arunkumar &amp; Tombi Singh, 2003)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222B659DF7FCDE07CF" authority="Shangningam &amp; Waikhom, 2018" authorityName="Shangningam &amp; Waikhom" authorityYear="2018" box="[309,805,151,177]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="poiensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222B659DF7FE5607CE" box="[309,429,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. poiensis</emphasis>
Shangningam &amp; Waikhom, 2018
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C2229609DF7FB0207CF" authority="(Vishwanath &amp; Laisram, 2004)" baseAuthorityName="Vishwanath &amp; Laisram" baseAuthorityYear="2004" box="[816,1273,151,177]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="ornata">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C2229609DF7FC6D07CE" box="[816,918,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. ornata</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C2229F49DF7FB0A07CF" author="Vishwanath, W. &amp; Laisram, J." box="[932,1265,151,177]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="130 - 137" refId="ref7963" refString="Vishwanath, W. &amp; Laisram, J. (2004) Two new species of Puntius Hamilton - Buchanan (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Manipur, India, with an account of Puntius species from the state. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 101, 130 - 137." type="journal article" year="2004">Vishwanath &amp; Laisram, 2004</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222F7E9DF7FDD307AB" authority="(Arunkumar &amp; Tombi Singh, 2003)" baseAuthorityName="Arunkumar &amp; Tombi Singh" baseAuthorityYear="2003" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="yuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222F7E9DF7FA6707CE" box="[1326,1436,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. yuensis</emphasis>
(Arunkumar &amp; Tombi Singh, 2003)
</taxonomicName>
, in having complete lateral-line (vs. incomplete).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF860C222A979DBFFC9E06F7" blockId="8.[151,1436,151,393]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222A979DBFFE770787" box="[199,396,223,249]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222A979DBFFE770787" box="[199,396,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from the other congeners of the ChindwinAyerwaddy drainage
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222EF59DBFFB370786" box="[1189,1228,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">viz.</emphasis>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222E889DBFFEBB0663" authority="(Kullander &amp; Fang, 2005)" baseAuthorityName="Kullander &amp; Fang" baseAuthorityYear="2005" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="didi">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222E889DBFFAE50787" box="[1240,1310,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. didi</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C222F7A9DBFFEC30663" author="Kullander, S. O. &amp; Fang, F." pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="290 - 302" refId="ref6765" refString="Kullander, S. O. &amp; Fang, F. (2005) Two new species of Puntius from northern Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia, 2, 290 - 302. https: // doi. org / 10.1643 / CI- 04 - 138 R 1" type="journal article" year="2005">Kullander &amp; Fang, 2005</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222B1C9C63FD220663" authority="(Kullander, 2008)" baseAuthorityName="Kullander" baseAuthorityYear="2008" box="[332,729,259,285]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="erythromycter">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222B1C9C63FDFD0663" box="[332,518,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. erythromycter</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C2228459C63FD2A0663" author="Kullander, S. O." box="[533,721,259,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="59 - 84" refId="ref6732" refString="Kullander, S. O. (2008) Five new species of Puntius from Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19, 59 - 84." type="journal article" year="2008">Kullander, 2008</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C2228B59C63FB950663" authority="(Kullander, 2008)" baseAuthorityName="Kullander" baseAuthorityYear="2008" box="[741,1134,259,285]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="nankyweensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C2228B59C63FC600663" box="[741,923,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. nankyweensis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C2229FB9C63FB9D0663" author="Kullander, S. O." box="[939,1126,259,285]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="59 - 84" refId="ref6732" refString="Kullander, S. O. (2008) Five new species of Puntius from Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19, 59 - 84." type="journal article" year="2008">Kullander, 2008</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222E2A9C63FEE4063F" authority="(Kullander &amp; Britz, 2008)" baseAuthorityName="Kullander &amp; Britz" baseAuthorityYear="2008" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="padamya">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222E2A9C63FB050663" box="[1146,1278,259,285]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. padamya</emphasis>
(Kullander &amp; Britz, 2008)
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222B079C47FD7D063F" authority="(Kullander, 2008)" baseAuthorityName="Kullander" baseAuthorityYear="2008" box="[343,646,295,321]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="thelys">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222B079C47FE4F063F" box="[343,436,295,321]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. thelys</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C222B939C47FD85063F" author="Kullander, S. O." box="[451,638,295,321]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="59 - 84" refId="ref6732" refString="Kullander, S. O. (2008) Five new species of Puntius from Myanmar (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 19, 59 - 84." type="journal article" year="2008">Kullander, 2008</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
, in having a complete lateral-line (vs. incomplete); and from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222F6A9C47FA67063E" box="[1338,1436,295,320]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="castor">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222F6A9C47FA67063E" box="[1338,1436,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. castor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222A979C2BFECB061B" box="[199,304,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222A979C2BFED7061B" box="[199,300,331,357]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pollux">P. pollux</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
recently described species from the
<collectingRegion id="49EE77D2FF860C22289C9C2BFCA3061B" box="[716,856,331,357]" country="Myanmar" name="Ayeyawady" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">Ayeyarwady</collectingRegion>
drainage in
<collectingCountry id="F33DF9A0FF860C2229B59C2BFBA9061B" box="[997,1106,331,357]" name="Myanmar" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">Myanmar</collectingCountry>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C222E309C2BFAB8061B" author="Conway, K. W. &amp; Pinion, A. K. &amp; Kottelat, M." box="[1120,1347,331,357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="80 - 101" refId="ref6187" refString="Conway, K. W., Pinion, A. K. &amp; Kottelat, M. (2021) Two new species of Pethia (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), representing a sympatric species pair, from the Ayeyarwady drainage, Myanmar. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 7600, 80 - 101. https: // doi. org / 10.26107 / RBZ- 2021 - 0007" type="journal article" year="2021">
Conway
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222E979C2BFAFB061B" box="[1223,1280,331,357]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">et al.</emphasis>
2021
</bibRefCitation>
), by the presence of a complete lateral line and prominent caudal blotch.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF55E9B8FF860C222AC8981DFE6202C7" ID-DOI="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7147481" ID-Zenodo-Dep="7147481" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/7147481/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" startId="8.[152,255,1405,1429]" targetBox="[151,1436,417,1381]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF860C222AC8981DFE6202C7" blockId="8.[151,1436,1405,1465]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222AC8981DFEEE02EB" bold="true" box="[152,277,1405,1429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">FIGURE 5</emphasis>
. Habitat at the type locality of
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222834981DFCE102EB" box="[612,794,1405,1429]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222834981DFCE102EB" box="[612,794,1405,1429]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
at Dikhu River, 26°17.9220”N, 94°35.4300”E, Mokochung District, Nagaland, India.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8B95B930FF860C222A979B6CFDBF00AB" blockId="8.[151,1437,1547,2006]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">
Four species of
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222B2C9B6BFE3E015B" box="[380,453,1547,1573]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222B2C9B6BFE3E015B" box="[380,453,1547,1573]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">Pethia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from the Western Ghats of peninsular
<collectingCountry id="F33DF9A0FF860C22292E9B6BFC41015B" box="[894,954,1547,1573]" name="India" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">India</collectingCountry>
, namely
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222E719B6CFACB0158" authority="(Day, 1865)" baseAuthorityName="Day" baseAuthorityYear="1865" box="[1057,1328,1547,1574]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctata">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222E719B6CFB64015B" box="[1057,1183,1548,1573]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. punctata</emphasis>
(Day, 1865)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222F6D9B6CFE4C0137" authority="(Chhapgar &amp; Sane, 1992)" baseAuthorityName="Chhapgar &amp; Sane" baseAuthorityYear="1992" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="setnai">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222F6D9B6CFA67015B" box="[1341,1436,1548,1573]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. setnai</emphasis>
(Chhapgar &amp; Sane, 1992)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222B929B50FD0F0134" authority="Atkore et al. 2015" authorityName="Atkore" authorityYear="2015" box="[450,756,1583,1610]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="striata">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222B929B50FDDD0137" box="[450,550,1584,1609]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. striata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C22287B9B4FFD0F0134" author="Atkore, V. M. &amp; Knight, J. D. M. &amp; Devi, K. R. &amp; Krishnaswamy, J." box="[555,756,1583,1610]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="290 - 296" refId="ref5909" refString="Atkore, V. M., Knight, J. D. M., Devi, K. R. &amp; Krishnaswamy, J. (2015) A new species of Pethia from the western Ghats, India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Copeia, 103, 290 - 296. https: // doi. org / 10.1643 / OT- 12 - 172" type="journal article" year="2015">
Atkore
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C22282F9B50FD4D0137" box="[639,694,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">et al.</emphasis>
2015
</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C2229799B50FBA50137" authority="Katwate et al. 2014" authorityName="Katwate" authorityYear="2014" box="[809,1118,1583,1610]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutea">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C2229799B50FC870137" box="[809,892,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. lutea</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFBBC4C1FF860C2229D29B50FBA50137" author="Katwate, U. &amp; Baby, F. &amp; Raghavan, R. &amp; Dahanukar, N." box="[898,1118,1583,1610]" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" pagination="201 - 221" refId="ref6557" refString="Katwate, U., Baby, F., Raghavan, R. &amp; Dahanukar, N. (2014 a) The identity of Pethia punctata, a senior synonym of P. muvattupuzhaensis (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa, 3884 (3), 201 - 221. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 3884.3.1" type="journal article" year="2014">
Katwate
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C2229B59B50FBE60137" box="[997,1053,1583,1609]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">et al.</emphasis>
2014
</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
, also have a complete lateral line.
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222A829B33FE600113" box="[210,411,1619,1645]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="dikhuensis">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222A829B33FE600113" box="[210,411,1619,1645]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">Pethia dikhuensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
differs from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C2228689B34FD430113" baseAuthorityName="Day" baseAuthorityYear="1865" box="[568,696,1620,1645]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="punctata">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C2228689B34FD430113" box="[568,696,1620,1645]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. punctata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having the humeral blotch on 3rd and 4th lateral-line scales, prominent on the lower half of the scale and extending to one scale below the lateral line (vs. humeral spot covering anterior half of fourth scale of the row below lateral-line), caudal-peduncle blotch overlapping 16
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to 18
<superScript id="7C5F1478FF860C222F7E9BFBFAC001D7" attach="left" box="[1326,1339,1691,1705]" fontSize="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">th</superScript>
(
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222F189BFCFAAD01CB" box="[1352,1366,1692,1717]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">n</emphasis>
=2) or 17
<superScript id="7C5F1478FF860C222AE39BDFFF3B01B3" attach="left" box="[179,192,1727,1741]" fontSize="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">th</superScript>
to 19
<superScript id="7C5F1478FF860C222B539BDFFEEB01B3" attach="left" box="[259,272,1727,1741]" fontSize="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">th</superScript>
(
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222B4D9BA0FED001A7" box="[285,299,1728,1753]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">n</emphasis>
=11) lateral-line scales (vs. overlapping 19
<superScript id="7C5F1478FF860C2229419BDFFCE501B3" attach="left" box="[785,798,1727,1741]" fontSize="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">th</superScript>
to 21
<superScript id="7C5F1478FF860C2229309BDFFC9001B3" attach="none" box="[864,875,1727,1741]" fontSize="6" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">st</superScript>
); from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C2229939BA0FBD801A7" baseAuthorityName="Chhapgar &amp; Sane" baseAuthorityYear="1992" box="[963,1059,1728,1753]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="setnai">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C2229939BA0FBD801A7" box="[963,1059,1728,1753]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. setnai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having a minute humeral spot (vs. prominent humeral mark 23 scales wide and 34 scale high), and the absence of a grey transverse bar below the dorsal-fin (vs. a prominent gray transverse bar, seen in both live and preserved specimens); from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222F439A67FA67005F" box="[1299,1436,1799,1825]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lutea">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222F439A67FA67005F" box="[1299,1436,1799,1825]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">Pethia lutea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having more numbers of serrae on the unbranched dorsal-fin ray (1418 vs. 812 serrae), a black band on the interradial membrane of the dorsal fin submarginally (vs. absence of any band); from
<taxonomicName id="4C2AC2B3FF860C222E2C9A30FB180017" box="[1148,1251,1872,1897]" class="Actinopterygii" family="Cyprinidae" genus="Pethia" kingdom="Animalia" order="Cypriniformes" pageId="8" pageNumber="291" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="striata">
<emphasis id="B95E6522FF860C222E2C9A30FB180017" box="[1148,1251,1872,1897]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="291">P. striata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in having more number of pored lateral-line scales (2124 vs. 2021), and in possessing a moderately rounded to elliptical blotch covering 1 scale high on 16
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or 17
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lateral-line scales compared to a large blotch, 34 scales high, covering 17
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lateral-line scales.
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<emphasis id="B95E6522FF870C232AC89BA4FEED01A2" bold="true" box="[152,278,1732,1756]" pageId="9" pageNumber="292">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Phylogenetic position of
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based on the maximum likelihood analysis of the cox1 gene. Values along the nodes are percent bootstraps for 1000 iterations. Blue circle along the name of the taxa denotes the GenBank accession number for the sequences generated in the present study and red circle indicate misidentified sequence from
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Barman
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(2018)
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Genetic analysis reveals that the closest congeners of
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is the widely distributed
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and the peninsular Indian endemic
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from which it differs in having a humeral spot and complete lateral line, respectively.
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is currently known only from the
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locality,
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rivers of
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states of
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