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).

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