Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus is a valid scientific name.

Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus (Tilak and Husain, 1980 Apr)

Rainboth minnow - Balitora - Native Fish - Wild (Freshwater)

Systematic Position: [2]

Kingdom	:	Animalia
Phylum	:	Chordata
Class	:	Teleostei
Order	:	Cypriniformes
Family	:	Psilorhyncidae
Genus	:	Psilorhynchus
Species	:	Psilorhynchus nudithoracicus

Common Names:

English	:	Rainboth minnow[6] Balitora minnow[6]
Bangla	:	Balitora[5]

Synonyms:

Psilorhynchus gracilis Rainboth, 1983 Jul
Psilorhynchus sucatio nudithoracicus Tilak and Husain, 1980 Apr

Maximum Length and Weight:

55 mm (TL) ^[5]

Inter-Length Relationship:

Head length : Standard length = 1 : 5 ^[5]
Body height : Standard length = 1 : 5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Head length = 1 : 3.8 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Snout length = 1 : 1.5 ^[5]
Eye Diameter : Inter orbial width = 1 : 1.5 ^[5]

Taxonomic Formula:

D. 2/8-9; P₁. 4-5/9-12; P₂. 2/7; A. 3/5 ^{[Rahman, 2005]}
D iii 8-9; A iii 5; P iv-v 9-12; V ii 7 ^{[Talwar and Jhingran, 1991]}

Scales:

16 circumferential scales. 33-36 scales on lateral line. 10-11 scales before dorsal fin base. [5]

33-36 scales on lateral line. 4/3 scales on transverse series. 10/11 scales before dorsal fin base. [6]

Chemistry:

Data not available

Conservation Status:

Global	:	Least Concern (LC)	(Version 3.1) [559]
Bangladesh	:	Near Threatened (NT)	(Version 3.1) [259]

Occurrence/Distribution:

Global	:	Bangladesh[70] India[1138] Nepal[844]
Bangladesh	:	Someshwari river, Netrokona[806] Punarbhaba, Dinajpur[1161]

Habitat and Environment:

Habitat: Data not available

Environment:

Parameters	Units	Minimum	Maximum	Optimum	Ref.
Temperature	-	-	-	-	-
pH	-	-	-	-	-
DO	-	-	-	-	-
Free CO2	-	-	-	-	-

Breeding Maturity:

Data not available

Breeding Season: (red background)

Data not available

Fecundity:

Data not available

Food and Feeding Habit:

Diet composition (%): Data not available

Importance:

Production and Marketing:
Production/Harvesting Season: Data not available
Harvesting Gears: Data not available
Market price: Data not available