Psilorhynchus amplicephalus
| Psilorhynchus amplicephalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Psilorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Psilorhynchus |
| Species: | P. amplicephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Psilorhynchus amplicephalus Arunachalam, Muralidharan & Sivakumar, 2007[2] | |
Psilorhynchus amplicephalus is a fish found in genus Psilorhynchus from Assam. It can be found in rivers with a stronger current and sandy substrate, it prefers a sandy substrate with the horizontally placed pectoral fin suited to allow the fish to resist the current.[2]
References
- ↑ Singh, L. (2010). "Psilorhynchus amplicephalus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168558A6514401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168558A6514401.en. Downloaded on 27 January 2018.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Psilorhynchus amplicephalus" in FishBase. April 2017 version.
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