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Scientific Name	**Psilorhynchus sucatio** (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Names	Sucatio Minnow River Stone Carp
Type Locality	Baruni, Northern Bengal, India.
Synonym(s)	Cyprinus sucatio, Psilorhynchus sucatio damodarai, Psilorhynchus sucatio nudithoracicus, Psilorynchus sucatio
Etymology	Psilorhynchus: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.
Species Information
Size	82mm or 3.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: India, Bangladesh and Nepal. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Nepal Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 347, 393
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2011 Oct 24 01:06)