Friday, February 12, 2016

[Ichthyology • 2016] Olyra praestigiosa • A New Species of Anguilliform Catfish (Siluriformes: Bagridae) from Bangladesh and northeastern India


Olyra praestigiosa
Ng & Ferraris, 2016


Abstract

We describe Olyra praestigiosa, a new anguilliform bagrid catfish, from the Brahmaputra River drainage in Bangladesh and northeastern India. The new species differs from congeners in having the following unique combination of characters: interorbital distance 30–37% HL; body depth at anus 6–9% SL; length of adipose-fin base 99–16% SL; adipose fin separate from upper principal caudal-fin rays; post-adipose distance 15–18% SL; 17–22 anal-fin rays; caudal peduncle length 14–19% SL; and caudal peduncle depth 6–8% SL.

Keywords: Pisces, New fish species, Brahmaputra River drainage




Heok Hee Ng and Carl J Jr. Ferraris. 2016. A New Species of Anguilliform Catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Bagridae) from Bangladesh and northeastern India. Zootaxa. 4079.3; 388-392. DOI:  mapress.com/j/zt/article/view/zootaxa.4079.3.6