Olyra praestigiosa

Taxonavigation: Siluriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Siluriformes

Familia: Olyridae
Genus: Olyra
Species: Olyra praestigiosa

Name

Olyra praestigiosa Ng & Ferraris, 2016

• Holotype: UMMZ 250262.
• Paratypes: UMMZ 243661 (2), 243660 (1), 208790 (3), 208635 (9), 208811 (5); ZRC 54729 (1).

Type locality: India: West Bengal, Darjeeling District, Kalimpong Subdivision, Chel River, approximately 1.25 km N of Gorubathan, 26°58’19.6”N 88°41’56.3”E.

Etymology: The specific name comes from the Latin adjective meaning “full of deceitful tricks”, in allusion to the confusion surrounding the identity of this species.

References

• Ng, H.H. & Ferraris, C.J. Jr. 2016. A new species of anguilliform catfish (Actinopterygii: Siluriformes: Bagridae) from Bangladesh and northeastern India. Zootaxa 4079(3): 381–387. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4079.3.6.Reference page.