Pethia didi markings rather than one. Pethia didi Pethia didi is a species of cyprinid fish which has only been recorded in the vicinity of Myitkyina and Indawgyi Lake in the north of Myanmar. This is a small fish which can reach 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. The species "P. tiantian" – with a range close to "P. didi" – is similarly marked, but "P. didi" can be distinguished by its truncated lateral line, deeper body and longer dorsal fin, with
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