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Ganges Drainage, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ganges Drainage, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ganges Drainage, Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Scientific Name	**Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus** Tilak & Husain, 1980
Common Name
Type Locality	Bamrauli Canal, near village Bilsanda, Plilibhit District, western Uttar Pradesh, India.
Synonym(s)	Psilorhynchus gracilis
Etymology	Psilorhynchus: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.
Species Information
Size	55mm or 2.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Bangladesh. Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Jamuna, Brahmaputra (click on these areas to find other species found there) Indian waters, North Eastern India Waters, Padma, Ganges, Meghna (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin v. 56 (no. 1), pp 35, Figs. 1-3.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:58 (species record created: 2014 Sep 15 22:58)