Psilorhynchus hamiltoni
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| Psilorhynchus hamiltoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Psilorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Psilorhynchus |
| Species: | P. hamiltoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilorhynchus hamiltoni | |
Psilorhynchus hamiltoni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish. It is found in the Tista River in West Bengal, India.[1]
Description[edit]
Psilorhynchus hamiltoni reaches a standard length of 3.1 cm (1.2 in).[2]
Etymology[edit]
The fish is named in honour of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Conway, K.W., Dittmer, D.E., Jezisek, L.E. & Ng, H.H. (2013): On Psilorhynchus sucatio and P. nudithoracicus, with the description of a new species of Psilorhynchus from northeastern India (Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae). Zootaxa, 3686 (2): 201–243.
- ^ "Psilorhynchus hamiltoni".
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families RITIDAE, AILIIDAE, HORABAGRIDAE and BAGRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 March 2022.