Biology:Scaly osman

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Scaly osman
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Diptychus
Species:
D. maculatus
Binomial name
Diptychus maculatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Diptychus gymnogaster Kessler, 1879
  • Ptychobarbus oschanini Berg, 1905
  • Diptychus pakistanicus Mirza & Awan, 1979

The scaly osman (Diptychus maculatus) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It is native to Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging west to the Tien Shan Mountains and Central Asia.[3][4] It is up to 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) in total length.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1040799 entry