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Psilorhynchus magnaoculus, a new species of torrent minnow (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) from Myanmar


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Psilorhynchus magnaoculus sp. nov. (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) is described from the Yu River, Sagaing region, Myanmar. The new species is distinctive in having a squarish snout, a large eye, contributing 42.6−43.6 per cent of head length, almost equal to the length of snout and a notch on the ethmoid region of the snout.

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Freshwater Fish, Myanmar, New Torrent minnow, Yu River
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Authors

Bungdon Shangningam
Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J.L Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, India
Laishram Kosygin
Zoological Survey of India, Freshwater Fish Section, 27 J.L Nehru Road, Kolkata – 700016, India

Abstract


Psilorhynchus magnaoculus sp. nov. (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) is described from the Yu River, Sagaing region, Myanmar. The new species is distinctive in having a squarish snout, a large eye, contributing 42.6−43.6 per cent of head length, almost equal to the length of snout and a notch on the ethmoid region of the snout.

Keywords


Freshwater Fish, Myanmar, New Torrent minnow, Yu River

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.26515/rzsi%2Fv121%2Fi3%2F2021%2F158157