Olyra (fish)

Olyra
Olyra longicaudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Siluriformes
Family: Bagridae
Genus: Olyra
McClelland, 1842
Type species
Olyra longicaudatus
McClelland, 1842

Olyra is a genus of catfishes of the family Bagridae. This genus occurs throughout South Asia and western Indochina, from India to western Thailand.[1]

In Asia, Olyra species are known as fighting catfish; they are placed in small aquaria to battle one another similar to Siamese fighting fish, and money is bet on the outcome.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bockmann was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Linder, R.S. (2000). "The Catfishes of Asia Family Bagridae: part two" (PDF). Cat Chat. 1 (2): 1–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-20.