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Scientific Name | Olyra parviocula Kosygin, Shangningam & Gopi, 2018 |
Common Name | |
Type Locality | Kameng River at Bhallukpong, Brahmaputra River basin, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India, 27°01'N, 92°38'E. |
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. |
Species Information | |
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. |
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IUCN Red List Category | Not Evaluated |
Husbandry Information | |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 101 (no. 4), pp 590, Figs. 1-2. |
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. |
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Last Update | 2018 May 21 13:16 (species record created: 2018 Feb 08 11:10) |