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Psilorhynchus breviminor

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Psilorhynchus breviminor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Psilorhynchidae
Genus: Psilorhynchus
Species:
P. breviminor
Binomial name
Psilorhynchus breviminor

Psilorhynchus breviminor is a freshwater ray-finned fish, a torrent minnow, in the genus Psilorhynchus. It is only known from the Ma Gawe River, close to the Kalaw-Thazi highway, near the state border between Mandalay and Shan near the village of Nampantet in Myanmar.[1] It was collected from algal mats, where it seemed to be either resting or feedingin a cool, fast-flowing stream which had a bed made up of sand and gravel and a depth of 30 cm.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Singh, L.K. (2010). "Psilorhynchus breviminor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168510A6505450. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168510A6505450.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psilorhynchus breviminor". FishBase. October 2017 version.