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[Ichthyology • 2018] Altigena malihkaia • A New Species of Labeonini (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from the Irrawaddy River Basin in Myanmar
Abstract Altigena malihkaia, new species, is described from the Mali Hka River, a tributary of the Irrawaddy River in northern Myanmar. It is distinguished from all other species of the genus Altigena by having a combination of 45–49 lateral-line scales, 12–14 circumpeduncular scales, 17–20 pre-dorsal midline scales, wide head (96.8–138.5% HL), long postorbital length (64.6–81.0 % HL), and short dorsal-fin (length 21.9–26.2% SL). Pisces, Taxonomy, Cypriniformes, Mali Hka River Lan-Ping ZHENG, Tao QIN and Xiao-Yong CHEN. 2018. Altigena malihkaia, A New Species of Labeonini (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Irrawaddy River basin in Myanmar. Zootaxa. 4476(1); 87–93. DOI: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4476.1.8 [2018-09-13] |
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