Badis pallidus Kullander, Nóren, Rahman & Mollah, 2019

Family:  Badidae (Chameleonfishes)
Max. size:  3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Bangladesh.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 16-18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Vertebrae: 28-29. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with a dark blotch on exposed cleithrum; no dark blotch dorsolaterally on the caudal peduncle; no short black bars along the middle of the side, nor a dark blotch on the gill cover; no black blotch anteriorly on dorsal fin; no intense black narrow vertical bars on the sides in males; vertebrae 28-29; lateral scale row 27-29; D XVI-XVIII.8½-10; narrow interorbital space 4.6-6.3% SL; scales between the anal fin and upper lateral line 6; circumpeduncular scale rows 15-17 (Ref. 120428).
Biology:  Collected from small hill streams of the Karnafuli and Sangu Rivers, and downstream, where the slope lessened, of Shailopropat. Falls (Ref. 120428).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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