Psilorhynchus rahmani is a freshwater ray-finned fish a torrent minnow which is found in a small, well oxygenated hill stream near Chittagong University in Hathazari Upazila in the Chittagong Division of Bangladesh.[1] The specific name honours A. K. Ataur Rahman of the Department of Fisheries in Dhaka, for his contribution to the ichthyology of Bangladesh.[3]
| Psilorhynchus rahmani | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Psilorhynchidae |
| Genus: | Psilorhynchus |
| Species: | P. rahmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Psilorhynchus rahmani | |
References
edit- ^ a b Singh, L. (2010). "Psilorhynchus rahmani". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168539A6510875. Downloaded on 28 January 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Psilorhynchus rahmani". FishBase. October 2017 version.
- ^ "CYPRINIFORMES (part 10)" (PDF). The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.