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Issue: Vol. 1663 No. 1: 17 Dec. 2007
Type: Article
Published: 2007-12-17
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1663.1.4
Page range: 47–57
Abstract views: 77
PDF downloaded: 4

A new species of Psilorhynchus (Teleostei: Psilorhynchidae) from the Ataran River Basin, Myanmar, with comments on the generic name Psilorhynchoides

Department of Biology, Saint Louis University, 3507 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63109, USA
Route de la Baroche 12, Case Postale 57, 2952 Cornol, Switzerland & Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Sciences, 6 Science Drive 2 #03-01, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119260
Pisces Cypriniformes Psilorhynchidae Psilorhynchus taxonomy Myanmar

Abstract

Psilorhynchus robustus, new species, is described from the Ataran River drainage, Myanmar. It is distinguished by the presence of a large dark blotch situated posterodorsal to opercle opening, the upper lip separated from the rostral cap by a shallow groove, and 9 branched dorsal-fin rays. The status of Psilorhynchoides Yazdani, Singh & Rao is discussed.

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