Psilorhynchus
Psilorhynchus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Psilorhynchidae native to South Asia. This genus is the only member of its family. The members of Psilorhynchus are small benthic fishes which occur in rivers and streams with fast to swift currents, hence they are often referred to as torrent minnows. They are distributed in southern Asia, in the Indo-Burma region and the Western Ghats.
The genus is the sister group to the family Cyprinidae, and with that family the Psilorhynchidae makes up the superfamily Cyprinoidea, with all the other cypriniform families in the superfamily Cobitoidea.
Species
There are currently 33 recognized species in this genus:Psilorhynchus amplicephalus Arunachalam, Muralidharan & Sivakumar, 2007Psilorhynchus arunachalensis Psilorhynchus balitora Psilorhynchus bichomensis Shangningam, Kosygin & Gopi, 2019Psilorhynchus brachyrhynchus Conway & Britz, 2010Psilorhynchus breviminor Conway & Mayden, 2008Psilorhynchus chakpiensis Shangningam & Vishwanath, 2013Psilorhynchus gokkyi Conway & Britz, 2010Psilorhynchus hamiltoni Conway, Dittmer, Jezisek & H. H. Ng, 2013Psilorhynchus homaloptera Hora & Mukerji, 1935Psilorhynchus kaladanensis Lal Ramliana, Lal Nuntluanga & Lal Ronunga, 2015Psilorhynchus kamengensis Dey, Choudhury, Mazumder, Bharali, Thaosen & Sarma, 2020Psilorhynchus khopai Lalramliana, Solo, Lalronunga & Lalnuntluanga, 2014Psilorhynchus konemi Shangningam & Vishwanath, 2016Psilorhynchus kosygini Shangningam, 2024Psilorhynchus maculatus Shangningam & Vishwanath, 2013.Psilorhynchus magnaoculus Shangningam & Kosygin, 2021Psilorhynchus melissa Conway & Kottelat, 2010Psilorhynchus microphthalmus Vishwanath & Manojkumar, 1995Psilorhynchus nahlongthai Dey, Choudhury, Mazumder, Thaosen & Sarma, 2020Psilorhynchus nepalensis Conway & Mayden, 2008Psilorhynchus ngathanu Shangningam & Vishwanath, 2013Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus Tilak & Husain, 1980Psilorhynchus olliei Conway & Britz, 2015Psilorhynchus pavimentatus Conway & Kottelat, 2010Psilorhynchus piperatus Conway & Britz, 2010Psilorhynchus pseudecheneis Menon & A. K. Datta, 1964Psilorhynchus rahmani Conway & Mayden, 2008Psilorhynchus robustus Conway & Kottelat, 2007Psilorhynchus rowleyi Hora & Misra, 1941Psilorhynchus sucatio Psilorhynchus tenura Arunachalam & Muralidharan, 2008.Psilorhynchus tysoni Conway & Pinion, 2016