Diagnosis. — Systomus navjotsodhii can be distinguished
from Group 1 tiger barbs by the combination of the following
characters: presence of 4 broad, black bars (up to 5 scales
wide), second and third bars distinctly curved posteriorly;
dorsal fi n anterior ¾ black (anterior-most portion red in
life, whitish when preserved), posterior margin red in life,
whitish when preserved; pelvic fi ns almost entirely red in
life (whitish when preserved); upper and lower lips black;
complete lateral line, lateral scale series 20–21 (all pored);
deep body (body depth at dorsal-fi n origin 53.6–59.2% SL);
and deep caudal peduncle (18.4–19.9% SL).