More photos of Barilius bendelisis
Barilius bendelisis : Males showing pearl organs and thickened pectoral fin rays. Head of female enlarged to show less of pearl organs on the pointed snout.
(b) Body relatively slender. Lower jaw slightly longer. Rostral barbels quite long (nearly half as long as head) whereas the maxillary shorter. Silvery with a band of coppery hue from behind the upper edge of opercles to the base of caudal, disrupted intermittently by 9 – 10 royal bluish vertical bands on the sides. Fins yellowish, posterior edge of the caudal greyish.
This is the second most dominant species from Doon valley, found at about 300 – 600 m above msl.
…….Barilius vagra