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Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps)
Etymology: Psilorhynchus: Greek, psilos = hairless + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: A K Ataur Rahman (d: 1937) is a Bangladeshi biologist and ichthyologist at the Department of Zoology, University of Dhaka. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: known only from the type locality, a small creek in the foothills of the Chittagong hill tracts in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 79816)
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Conway, K.W. and R.L. Mayden, 2008. Description of two new species of Psilorhynchus (Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae) and redescription of P. balitora. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 19(3):215-232. (Ref. 79816)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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