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| Scientific Name | Olyra burmanica Day, 1872 |
| Common Name | Longtail Catfish |
| Type Locality | Pegue [Pegu] Yoma [Yomas], Myanmar. |
| Pronunciation | oh LIE rah - bur - man - ee - ka |
| Etymology | Olyra: From the Greek olyra, meaning a kind of grain (probably rye); probably in allusion to the shape of the fish. |
| Species Information | |
| Size | 110mm or 4.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
| 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. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Asia: Myanmar. Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010. |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding | Unreported. |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 5 Dec. 1871), pp 711 [9]. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
| Forum BBCode | |
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 | Look up O. burmanica on Encyclopedia of Life |
 | Look up O. burmanica on Global Biodiversity Information Facility |
| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.8.178.4182 | |
| Last Update | 2025 Jan 01 11:55 (species record created: 2011 Dec 05 11:36) |