Kantaka barb
The Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Western Ghats, India.[1][2][3] It inhabits large streams,[1] and grows to 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilichthys |
| Species: | O. brevidorsalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (F. Day, 1873) | |
| Synonyms | |
Cyprinion brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Kantaka brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Osteochilus brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Scaphiodon brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) | |
References
- Shaji, C.P. (2013). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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