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Psilorhynchus amplicephalus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Psilorhynchidae
Genus:	Psilorhynchus
Species:	P. amplicephalus
Binomial name
Psilorhynchus amplicephalus Arunachalam, Muralidharan & Sivakumar, 2007

Psilorhynchus amplicephalus is a freshwater ray-finned fish, from the Balishwar river in Assam, India. It can be found in rivers with a stronger current and sandy substrate, it prefers a sandy substrate with the horizontally placed pectoral fin suited to allow the fish to resist the current.

References

1. Singh, L.K. (2010). "Psilorhynchus amplicephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168558A6514401. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168558A6514401.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "October amplicephalus". FishBase.

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• IUCN Red List data deficient species
• Psilorhynchus
• Taxa named by Muthukumarasamy Arunachalam
• Taxa named by Murugan Muralidharan
• Taxa named by Paramasivan Sivakumar
• Fish described in 2007
• Cypriniformes stubs