Psilorhynchus Olliei
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''Psilorhynchus olliei'' is a freshwater
ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
, from Kyari Chaung, Ayeyarwady drainage in Myanmar. This species reaches a length of .Conway, K.W. & Britz, R. (2015)
''Psilorhynchus olliei'', a new species of torrent minnow from eastern Myanmar (Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae).
''Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 25 (4): 347–356.''
The fish is named in honor of friend and colleague Oliver (Ollie) Crimmen (b. 1954), the fish curator at the Natural History Museum in London, for his help and company during a number of recent field trips to
Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
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olliei Fish of Asia Fish of Myanmar Taxa named by Kevin W. Conway Taxa named by Ralf Britz Fish described in 2015 {{Psilorhynchus-stub