Psilorhynchus olliei

Psilorhynchus olliei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Psilorhynchidae
Genus:	Psilorhynchus
Species:	P. olliei
Binomial name
	Psilorhynchus olliei; Conway & Britz, 2015

Psilorhynchus olliei is a freshwater ray-finned fish, from Kyari Chaung, Ayeyarwady drainage in Myanmar. This species reaches a length of 5.4 cm (2.1 in).[1][2]

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.[3]

References

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.
"Psilorhynchus olliei". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
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 20 November 2021.

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[Conway2015-1] 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.

[mnhn-2] "Psilorhynchus olliei". fishbase.mnhn.fr. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

[ETYFish-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 20 November 2021.