Biology:Psilorhynchus amplicephalus
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| Psilorhynchus amplicephalus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Psilorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Psilorhynchus |
| Species: | P. amplicephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Psilorhynchus amplicephalus Arunachalam, Muralidharan & Sivakumar, 2007[2]
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Psilorhynchus amplicephalus is a freshwater ray-finned fish, from the Balishwar river in Assam, India. It can be found in rivers with a stronger current and sandy substrate, it prefers a sandy substrate with the horizontally placed pectoral fin suited to allow the fish to resist the current.[2]
References
- ↑ Singh, L.K. (2010). "Psilorhynchus amplicephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T168558A6514401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168558A6514401.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/168558/6514401. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Psilorhynchus amplicephalus" in FishBase. April 2017 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q6406363 entry
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