Biology:Psilorhynchus rahmani

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Psilorhynchus rahmani
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Psilorhynchidae
Genus: Psilorhynchus
Species:
P. rahmani
Binomial name
Psilorhynchus rahmani
Conway & Mayden, 2008[2]

Psilorhynchus rahmani is a freshwater ray-finned fish a torrent minnow which is found in a small, well oxygenated hill stream near Chittagong University in Hathazari Upazila in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.[1] The specific name honours A. K. Ataur Rahman of the Department of Fisheries in Dhaka, for his contribution to the ichthyology of Bangladesh.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Singh, L. (2010). "Psilorhynchus rahmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T168539A6510875.  Downloaded on 28 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Psilorhynchus rahmani" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
  3. "CYPRINIFORMES (part 10)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2016. http://www.etyfish.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/ETYFish_Psilorhynchidae-Gyrinocheilidae-Catostomidae.pdf. Retrieved 28 January 2018. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6406839 entry