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Psilorhynchus hamiltoni
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Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/PsilorhynchusPsilorhynchus hamiltoni

Psilorhynchus hamiltoni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish. It is found in the Tista River in West Bengal, India.[1]

Description[edit | edit source]

Psilorhynchus hamiltoni reaches a standard length of 3.1 cm (1.2 in).[2]

Etymology[edit | edit source]

The fish is named in honour of Francis Buchanan-Hamilton.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Conway, K.W., Dittmer, D.E., Jezisek, L.E. & Ng, H.H. (2013): On Psilorhynchus sucatio and P. nudithoracicus, with the description of a new species of Psilorhynchus from northeastern India (Ostariophysi: Psilorhynchidae). Zootaxa, 3686 (2): 201–243.
  2. "Psilorhynchus hamiltoni".
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order SILURIFORMES: Families RITIDAE, AILIIDAE, HORABAGRIDAE and BAGRIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 8 March 2022.


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