Biology:Kantaka barb

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Kantaka barb
Scaphiodon brevidorsalis Achilles 133.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilichthys
Species:
O. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis
(F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Semiplotus brevidorsalis Day, 1873

Cyprinion brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Kantaka brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Osteochilus brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Scaphiodon brevidorsalis (Day, 1873)

The Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Western Ghats, India .[1][2][3] It inhabits large streams,[1] and grows to 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172452A6894983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172452A6894983.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172452/6894983. Retrieved 11 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. 

Wikidata ☰ Q3754800 entry