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| Scientific Name | Myersglanis jayarami Vishwanath & Kosygin, 1999 |
| Common Name | |
| Type Locality | Laniye River at Jessami, Manipur, India, 25°38'N, 94°32'E. |
| Pronunciation | my errs glah niss |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Myersglanis are small sized and greatly flattened sisorid fishes in which the dorsal profile rises steadily up to the base of the dorsal fin thereafter nearly straight.Head and anterior part greatly depressed and the tail compressed from side to side. Rayed dorsal fin inserted above half of pectoral fin,nearer to tip of snout than to the caudal base.No spine.Adipose fin long,low and confluent with the caudal. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: India. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Vulnerable , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2009. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported in the aquarium. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society v. 96 (pt 2), pp 291, Pl. 1 (figs. 1-2). |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
| Wishlists | Love this species? Click the heart to add it to your wish list. There is no wish to keep this species. |
| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.20.456.2662 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 12:27 (species record created: 2010 Dec 11 07:57) |