 Summary of Olyra |
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| New spp. / time |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | 1750 | 1770 | 1790 | 1810 | 1830 | 1850 | 1870 | 1890 | 1910 | 1930 | 1950 | 1970 | 1990 | 2010 |
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| Species | There are 10 "species" in our database. Olyra longicaudata has the most images (i: 11). |
| Pronunciation | oh LIE rah |
| Etymology | Olyra: From the Greek olyra,
meaning a kind of grain (probably rye); probably in allusion to the
shape of the fish. |
| Identification | The bagrid catfish genus Olyra is known from the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It is also known from localities southwards to the Manimalai River in southwestern India and eastwards to the Mae Klong River drainage in western Thailand. The genus is a supported monophyletic group diagnosed by the following combination of external characters: anguilliform body; unossified first and second dorsal-fin elements; and greatly enlarged upper caudal-fin lobe. |
| Size | Smallest 70 mm, largest 145 mm, average 108mm, most commonly 110mm. All SL. |
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