A new species of cyprinid fish (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), Laubuca brahmaputraensis n.
sp. from Brahmaputra River, Bangladesh, is described. This species is distinguished from
other species of genus Laubuca Bleeker, 1860 by the combination of the following characters:
lateral line scales comprising 31-32 + 1-2 scales, transverse line scales of ½6-½7/ 1 / 2½ -
3½ scales, body depth ranging from 25.1 to 29.3 % Standard length (SL), pelvic fin not reaching
beyond the anus, anal fin with 3 unbranched rays and 19½-20½ branched rays, black
blotch above the pectoral fin base and no tubercles on lower jaw.