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Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus

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Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Psilorhynchidae
Genus: Psilorhynchus
Species:
P. nudithoracicus
Binomial name
Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus
Synonyms

Psilorhynchus gracilis Rainboth, 1983

Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus also known as the rainbow minnow is a freshwater ray-finned fish, a torrent minnow, which is found in the drainage systems of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, as well as the Meghna River and Surma River drainage basins in India and Bangladesh. the habitat of this species is shallow running streams with sandy bottoms, usually with some pebbles laying on the sand. This species reaches a length of 8.4 cm (3.3 in).[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus". FishBase. October 2017 version.
  2. ^ Lalramliana; Lalnuntluanga; Lalronunga, S. (2015). "Psilorhynchus kaladanensis, a new species (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) from Mizoram, northeastern India" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3962 (1): 171–178. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3962.1.9. PMID 26249383.
  • Conway, K.W., D.E. Dittmer, L.E. Jezisek and H.H. Ng, 2013. On Psilorhynchus sucatio and P. nudithoracicus, with the description of a new species of Psilorhynchus from northeastern India (Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae). Zootaxa 3686(2):201-243.