Psilorhynchus rahmani

Psilorhynchus rahmani

Elongated Psilorhynchid Fish from Asian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
South Asia
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Psilorhynchus rahmani is a freshwater ray-finned fish a torrent minnow which is found in a small, well oxygenated hill stream near Chittagong University in Hathazari Upazila in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh. The specific name honours A. K. Ataur Rahman of the Department of Fisheries in Dhaka, for his contribution to the ichthyology of Bangladesh.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Psilorhynchidae
Genus: Psilorhynchus
Maximum length: 3.7 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Asia: known only from the type locality, a small creek in the foothills of the Chittagong hill tracts in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

Report a correction