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Parapsilorhynchus

Parapsilorhynchus is a genus of cyprinid fishes endemic to India. There are currently four described species in this genus.

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Parapsilorhynchus
Parapsilorhynchus alluriensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Parapsilorhynchus
Hora, 19211
Type species
Psilorhynchus tentaculatus

Parapsilorhynchus is a genus of cyprinid fishes endemic to India. There are currently four described species in this genus.

Species

Parapsilorhynchus contains the following valid species;2

  • Parapsilorhynchus alluriensis S. S. Jadhav, M. Karuthapandi, Chandra, Jaiswal, K. P. Dinesh & A. Narahari, 2020
  • Parapsilorhynchus discophorus Hora, 1921 (Ratnagiri minnow)
  • Parapsilorhynchus elongatus D. F. Singh, 1994
  • Parapsilorhynchus odishaensis B. K. Baliarsingh, Kosygin and S. K. Swain, 2017
  • Parapsilorhynchus prateri Hora & Misra, 1938 (Deolali minnow)
  • Parapsilorhynchus swaini B. K. Baliarsingh & Kosygin, 2017
  • Parapsilorhynchus tentaculatus (Annandale, 1919) (Khandalla minnow)
References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labeonionae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  2. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Parapsilorhynchus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 December 2024.