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Psilorhynchus olliei Conway & Britz, 2015 |
| Family: | Psilorhynchidae (Mountain carps) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.43 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; freshwater | |||
| Distribution: | Asia: Kyari Chaung, Ayeyarwaddy drainage in Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 32-33. Psilorhynchus olliei belongs to the P. balitora species group and is distinguished from all other members by the following combination of characters: 5-6 round to squarish lateral blotches; 6-7 dorsal saddles, all but largest separated from lateral blotches; small dark brown blotches scattered irregularly across scales in L1, L+1 and L+2 scale rows in posterior half of body; obvious row of small dark brown blotches in L-1 row, bordering ventral margin of lateral blotches in posterior half of body; caudal fin with elongate black marking extending along ventral margin of lower lobe; dorsal fin with black stripe across center that is widest anteriorly; 31-32 lateral-line scales; 10 + 9 principal caudal-fin rays; v.9-10.i-ii pectoral-fin rays; 32-33 (16-17+16-17) total vertebrae; anteriormost branchiostegal ray present; parietal portion of temporal sensory canal with 3 openings; preopercular portion of preopercular-mandibular canal with 4 openings; ventral surface between paired fins without scales (Ref. 103424). Description: Dorsal-fin rays iii.9; anal-fin rays ii.5.i or ii.6; pectoral-fin rays v.9.ii or v.10.i; pelvic-fin rays ii.7 or ii.6.i (Ref. 103424). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||