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Psilorhynchus olliei Conway & Britz, 2015

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps)
Etymology: Psilorhynchus: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335); olliei: Named for Oliver (Ollie) Crimmen. A noun in genitive.
Eponymy: Oliver ‘Ollie’ Crimmen is a friend and colleague of the authors (see Crimmen). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Asia: Kyari Chaung, Ayeyarwaddy drainage in Myanmar.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 103424)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 32 - 33. Psilorhynchus olliei belongs to the P. balitora species group and is distinguished from all other members by the following combination of characters: 5-6 round to squarish lateral blotches; 6-7 dorsal saddles, all but largest separated from lateral blotches; small dark brown blotches scattered irregularly across scales in L1, L+1 and L+2 scale rows in posterior half of body; obvious row of small dark brown blotches in L-1 row, bordering ventral margin of lateral blotches in posterior half of body; caudal fin with elongate black marking extending along ventral margin of lower lobe; dorsal fin with black stripe across center that is widest anteriorly; 31-32 lateral-line scales; 10 + 9 principal caudal-fin rays; v.9-10.i-ii pectoral-fin rays; 32-33 (16-17+16-17) total vertebrae; anteriormost branchiostegal ray present; parietal portion of temporal sensory canal with 3 openings; preopercular portion of preopercular-mandibular canal with 4 openings; ventral surface between paired fins without scales (Ref. 103424).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Conway, K.W. and R. Britz, 2015. Psilorhynchus olliei, a new species of torrent minnow from eastern Myanmar (Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 25(4):347-356. (Ref. 103424)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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