Osteobrama vigorsii
Osteobrama vigorsii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Osteobrama |
Species: | O. vigorsii |
Binomial name | |
Osteobrama vigorsii (Sykes, 1839) | |
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Osteobrama vigorsii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama. It is known to occur in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa in the drainage systems of the Krishna, Godavari and Mahanadi. It is found in fast flowing streams and rivers as well as reservoirs. It attains a total length of 30 cm and its prey is smaller fish and insects.[1]
Footnotes
- 1 2 Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteobrama vigorsii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169658A6662850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169658A6662850.en. Downloaded on 24 December 2017.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Osteobrama vigorsii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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