Aborichthys bajpaii is a small, benthic fish, observed in the Siang River, Brahmaputra River drainage, in Arunachal Pradesh, India. This new species is distinct from all species described in the genus. A vent and anus that is closer to the caudal fin base than to the snout, 17–22 stripes that converge to the mid-dorsal line which are branched into 26–38 bars along the flank,[1] vertical bars on the caudal fin peduncle, an incomplete lateral line that continues to the end of the pectoral fin, a long head (20.2-21.5% SL) and a deep body (12.2-15.3% SL),[2] a pectoral fin with 91/2 branched rays, a dorsal fin origin that is equidistant to the snout and to the base of caudal fin, a pelvic fin origin closer to the pectoral fin origin than to the anal fin origin, 2–3 irregular black stripes on the dorsal fin, a maxillary barbel that extends over the posterior edge of the orbit and a truncate caudal fin with 2–4 irregular black stripes.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Nemacheilidae |
| Genus: | Aborichthys |
| Species: | A. bajpaii
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References
edit- ^ Nanda, Prasanta; Machahary, Krima Queen; Tamang, Lakpa; Das, Debangshu Narayan (2021). "Aborichthys uniobarensis, a new species of river loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India". Asian Journal of Conservation Biology: 3–9. doi:10.53562/ajcb.ashi9566. ISSN 2278-7666. S2CID 243082749.
- ^ Nanda, P.; Tamang, Lakpa (2021-06-26). "Aborichthys barapensis, a new species of river loach (Cypriniformes: Nemacheilidae) from Arunachal Pradesh, the eastern Himalaya, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 13 (7): 18800–18808. doi:10.11609/jott.5989.13.7.18800-18808. ISSN 0974-7907. S2CID 237790062.
- ^ Singh, P.; Kosygin, L. (2022-10-01). "Aborichthys bajpaii, a New Species of Loach (Nemacheilidae) from Eastern Himalaya, India". Journal of Ichthyology. 62 (5): 707–714. doi:10.1134/S0032945222050162. ISSN 1555-6425. S2CID 251510639.
- Kosygin
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