Biology:Psilorhynchus balitora
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Short description: Species of fish
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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. balitora
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| Psilorhynchus balitora Hamilton, 1822[2]
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Psilorhynchus balitora or Balitora minnow is a species of torrent minnow found in South Asia. It is found in the drainage basins of the Ganges and the Brahmaputra in eastern Nepal, northeast Bangladesh and adjacent West Bengal and northwest Assam. It can be found in hill streams and in rapids with substrates consisting of pebbles or sand, preferring hard substrates. It is exported as an aquarium fish.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Singh, L.K. (2010). "Psilorhynchus balitora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T168413A6487699. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168413A6487699.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/168413/6487699. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Psilorhynchus balitora" in FishBase. October 2017 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q5298414 entry
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