Pethia tiantian "P. tiantian" in having a deeper body and a longer dorsal fin with two rows of dark markings rather than one. Pethia tiantian Pethia tiantian is a species of cyprinid fish that has only been recorded from streams in the vicinity of Putao in the far north of Myanmar. It grows to a length of SL. It is generally brownish with a dark vertical bar just behind the operculum and a round dark blotch on the caudal peduncle. Other "Pethia" species are similarly marked but "P. tiantian" can be distinguished by its longer lateral line, reaching all the way back
Apogonichthyoides pharaonis ridge and saw-like margin. There is a spine which projects from the operculum in line with the central point of the eye. There are three vertical black bars which contrast with the grey-brown ground colour of the body, there is one bar running down from each dorsal fin and the last bar is on the caudal peduncle. There is a characteristic black ‘eye-spot’ surrounded by a yellow ring within the first bar. The first dorsal fin has a dark leading edge while that of the pelvic fins is white. "Apogonichthyoides pharaonis" is native to the western Indian Ocean from the