Biology:Osteochilus kerinciensis

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Osteochilus kerinciensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species:
O. kerinciensis
Binomial name
Osteochilus kerinciensis
Tan & Kottelat, 2009[2]

Osteochilus kerinciensis is a species of cyprinid fish.[1][3] It is endemic to Sumatra (Indonesia).[1] It is known from the upper reaches of the Batang Hari River basin, including upstream tributaries and highland lakes.[1] The specific name kerinciensis refers to its type locality, Lake Kerinci.[2]

Osteochilus kerinciensis grows to 21 cm (8.3 in) standard length.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Osteochilus kerinciensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T91067033A91067037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T91067033A91067037.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/91067033/91067037. Retrieved 29 November 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Tan, Heok Hui; Maurice Kottelat (2009). "The fishes of the Batang Hari drainage, Sumatra, with description of six new species". Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 20 (1): 13–69. https://pfeil-verlag.de/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ief20_1_03.pdf. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). "Osteochilus kerinciensis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.

Further reading

  • Kottelat, Maurice, and Tan Heok Hui. "Osteochilus flavicauda, a new species of fish from the Malay Peninsula (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)." Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 20.1 (2009): 1.
  • Murni, Mida Yulia, and Dewi Imelda Roesma. "Inventarisasi Jenis-Jenis Ikan Cyprinidae di Sungai Batang Nareh, Kabupaten Padang Pariaman." Jurnal Biologi Universitas Andalas 3.4 (2014).

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