Psilorhynchus breviminor
Psilorhynchus breviminor | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Psilorhynchidae |
Genus: | Psilorhynchus |
Species: | P. breviminor
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Binomial name | |
Psilorhynchus breviminor |
Psilorhynchus breviminor is a freshwater
ray-finned fish, a torrent minnow, in the genus Psilorhynchus. It is only known from the Ma Gawe River, close to the Kalaw-Thazi highway, near the state border between Mandalay and Shan near the village of Nampantet in Myanmar.[1] It was collected from algal mats, where it seemed to be either resting or feedingin a cool, fast-flowing stream which had a bed made up of sand and gravel and a depth of 30 cm.[2]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2017). "Psilorhynchus breviminor" in FishBase. October 2017 version.