Biology:Osteochilichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Osteochilichthys | |
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| Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilichthys Hora, 1942[1] |
| Type species | |
| Scaphiodon thomassi Day, 1877
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| Diversity | |
| 2 species (see text) | |
Osteochilichthys is a small genus of cyprinid fishes. It is endemic to southern India .[1][2]
Species
- Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) — Kantaka barb (Tamil Nadu, Kerala[3])
- Osteochilichthys thomassi (Day, 1877) — Konti barb (Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh[4])
- Osteochilichthys elegans, (Plamoottil, 2022)- Plamoottil's Barb (Palakkad, Kerala)
- Osteochilichthys formosus, (Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2022)-The Charming Barb (Kazargod, Kerala)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilichthys in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ↑ 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 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteochilichthys thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T172354A6874947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172354A6874947.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172354/6874947. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
Wikidata ☰ Q18663461 entry
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