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Chel River, Darjeeling , India
Chel River, Darjeeling , India
Chel River, Darjeeling , India
Chel River, Darjeeling , India
Chel River, Darjeeling , India
Chel River, Darjeeling , India

Cat-eLog Data Sheet
Scientific Name	**Olyra praestigiosa** Ng & Ferraris, 2016
Common Name	Chel River Fighting Catfish
Type Locality	Chel River, approximately 1.25 km north of Gorubathan, Kalimpong Subdivision, Darjeeling District, West Bengal, India, 26°58'19.6"N, 88°41'56.3"E.
Pronunciation	oh LIE rah
Etymology	Olyra: From the Greek olyra, meaning a kind of grain (probably rye); probably in allusion to the shape of the fish.
Species Information
Identification	The bagrid catfish genus Olyra is known from the Ganges-Brahmaputra river system in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. It is also known from localities southwards to the Manimalai River in southwestern India and eastwards to the Mae Klong River drainage in western Thailand. The genus is a supported monophyletic group diagnosed by the following combination of external characters: anguilliform body; unossified first and second dorsal-fin elements; and greatly enlarged upper caudal-fin lobe. Distinguished from congeners in having the following unique combination of characters: interorbital distance 30–37% HL; body depth at anus 6–9% SL; length of adipose-fin base 9–16% SL; adipose fin separate from upper principal caudal-fin rays; post-adipose distance 15–18% SL; 17–22 anal-fin rays; caudal peduncle length 14–19% SL; and caudal peduncle depth 6–8% SL.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Brahmaputra River drainage in Bangladesh and northeastern India. Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Not Evaluated
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Zootaxa 4079 (no. 3), pp 382, Figs. 1, 2.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 11:55 (species record created: 2013 Jul 16 19:56)