Puntius khohi markings on the lateral line scales and the lateral line is complete and is little concave with 28 scales and a light band above the lateral line. black markings are present in caudal peduncle, operculum and dorsal fin is black in shade. Biodiversity of the river in which "P.khohi" is present is threatened by illegal fishing using poison. Puntius khohi Puntius khohi is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae in Puntius genus. The species has been discovered in 2004, named and described by Dobriyal, R. Singh, Uniyal, H. K. Joshi, Phurailatpam & Bisht, Gharwhal university in Uttaranchal, India
Breitensteinia in five to six longitudinal rows on each side, a dorsal profile rising evenly but not steeply from the tip of snout to the origin of dorsal fin and then sloping gently ventrally from there to the caudal peduncle, a horizontal ventral profile to the origin of the anal fin and then rising to the caudal peduncle, a dorsal fin origin nearer to the tip of the snout than caudal flexure, and a truncate caudal fin. "B. hypselurus" has a smooth posterior edge to its dorsal fin spine, relatively tall neural spines on the caudal vertebrae, a shorter caudal peduncle,