Psilorhynchidae

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Psilorhynchidae is a small family of freshwater fishes, commonly known as torrent minnows, adapted to fast-flowing streams in South and Southeast Asia.

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Psilorhynchidae canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fish family
taxon
adaptation adapted to fast-flowing streams
adapted to torrential currents
bodyShape dorsoventrally flattened body
streamlined body
class Actinopterygii
commonName torrent minnows
currentPreference strong current
distribution South Asia
Southeast Asia
ecologicalNiche benthic insectivores
environment lotic waters
feedingType invertivore
foundInCountry People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Bhutan
India
Myanmar
Nepal
foundInRegion Eastern Himalayas
surface form: Eastern Himalaya

Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
surface form: Indo-Burma region
geographicLocation South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
habitat fast-flowing streams
freshwater
hasCommonNamePattern torrent minnow
kingdom Animalia
lifestyle rheophilic
memberOf Cypriniform fishes
order Cypriniformes
phylum Chordata
reproduction oviparous
scientificNameAuthorship Hora 1921 (family concept historically associated)
substrateAssociation rocky stream beds
taxonRank family
typicalSize small-sized fishes
waterType freshwater streams

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cypriniformes includes Psilorhynchidae