Biology:Osteochilus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Osteochilus
Osteochilus melanopleurus Bleeker.jpg
Osteochilus melanopleura
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilus
Günther, 1868[1]
Synonyms

Osteocheilus (misspelling)

Osteochilus borneensis
Osteochilus enneaporos
Osteochilus kahajanensis
Osteochilus kappenii
Osteochilus schlegelii

Osteochilus is a genus of cyprinid fishes[1] mainly found in Southeast Asia with a few extending into adjacent parts of China . Additionally, two species (O. longidorsalis and O. nashii) are endemic to the Western Ghats in India.

Species

There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:[2]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilus in FishBase. November 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1051690 entry