''Psilorhynchus breviminor'' is a freshwater

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

, a torrent minnow, in the genus ''

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 ...

''. It is only known from the Ma Gawe River, close to the Kalaw-Thazi highway, near the state border between

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

and Shan near the village of Nampantet in Myanmar. It was collected from algal mats, where it seemed to be either resting or feedingin a cool, fast-flowing stream which had a bed made up of sand and gravel and a depth of 30 cm.

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breviminor Taxa named by Kevin W. Conway Taxa named by Richard L. Mayden Fish described in 2008 {{Psilorhynchus-stub