''Olyra'' is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae. This genus occurs throughout South Asia and western Indochina, from India to western Thailand. In Asia, ''Olyra'' species are known as fighting catfish; they are placed in small aquaria to battle one another similar to Siamese fighting fish, and money is bet on the outcome.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Olyra'' is considered by some authorities to belong to the family Bagridae, though Olyridae is considered valid by

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. The taxonomic status of ''O. colletii'' has been a puzzle. It was first described in 1881 by

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as ''Heptapterus collettii'' and marked as neotropical in origin. With examination, though, it was determined to more closely match members of ''Olyra''. It may even be a

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of ''Olyra longicaudata''. ''O. kempi'' is treated in some literature as a synonym of ''O. longicaudata''.

Species

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus: * '' Olyra astrifera''

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, Raja, Mayden & Chandran, 2013 * ''

Olyra burmanica ''Olyra burmanica'' is a species of longtail catfish endemic to Myanmar where it is found in Pegu Yomas. This species grows to in total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These da ...

'' F. Day, 1872 (Long-tail catfish) * ''

Olyra collettii ''Olyra collettii'' is a species of longtail catfish. This species grows to in standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, includ ...

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, 1881) * ''

Olyra horae ''Olyra horae'' is a species of longtail catfish native to India where it occurs in Meghalaya and Myanmar where it is found in Indawgyi Lake. This species grows to in total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and variou ...

'' ( Prashad & Mukerji, 1929) * ''

Olyra kempi ''Olyra kempi'' is a species of longtail catfish native to Bangladesh and India where it is found in Mangaldai in Assam. This species grows to in total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their ana ...

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, 1912 * ''

Olyra longicaudata ''Olyra longicaudata'' is a species of longtail catfish native to India where it occurs in Darjelling Himalaya in Assam, and Myanmar, where it occurs in Tenassarim. This species grows to a length of in standard length Fish measurement is the me ...

'' McClelland, 1842 * '' Olyra praestigiosa'' H. H. Ng &

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, 2016 Ng, H.H. & Ferraris, C.J.Jr. (2016): A new species of anguilliform catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Bagridae) from Bangladesh and northeastern India. ''Zootaxa, 4079 (3): 381-387.'' * ''

Olyra saginata ''Olyra'' may refer to: * ''Olyra'' (fish), a genus of catfishes * ''Olyra'' (plant), a genus of Bambusoideae * ''Olyra'' (moth), a genus of moths that was replaced by ''Euwallengrenia'' {{Genus disambiguation ...

'' H. H. Ng, Lalramliana & Lalthanzara, 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olyra (Fish) Bagridae Fish of South Asia Catfish genera Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by John McClelland (doctor)