Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Anal soft rays: 7 - 10; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Eight branched dorsal rays; a large blackish blotch on the caudal peduncle; one or two small, vertically elongated bars on the dorsal half of the body behind the dorsal-fin base; numerous small blackish dots on the caudal fin (Ref. 27732).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Botiidae

Genus: Yasuhikotakia

Species: Yasuhikotakia caudipunctata (Taki & Doi, 1995)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless