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
Operculum (gastropod) pentagram-shaped, and is used to dig into the sand to enable the conch to perform a leaping type of locomotion. The structure of the operculum can be described as follows: In 1998 Checa and Jimeneze proposed three types of opercula: There are two basic types of opercula in terms of their material composition: The different shapes of opercula can include ungulate (hooflike), claw-like, or ovate. The type and shape of the operculum is used to help identify and classify related groups (genera) of land operculates, and likewise some marine operculates. The oldest known human depiction of an operculum together with