Osteobrama neilli
Osteobrama neilli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama.
| Osteobrama neilli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Osteobrama |
| Species: | O. neilli |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteobrama neilli (F. Day, 1873) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rohtee neilli Day, 1873 | |
Overview
Osteobrama neilli is a small freshwater Minnow endemic to fast flowing clear streams and rivers in the Western Ghats in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.[1] Fully growing to be no longer than 5 inches, the fish is inedible, and therefore only used as bait. Its appearance is a small silver colored minnow with black stripes perpendicular to its body. Osteobrama neilli is rated least concern by IUCN for endangerment.[2]
References
- Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. (2011). "Osteobrama neilli". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172336A6870948. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172336A6870948.en. Downloaded on 24 December 2017.
- torres, armi. "Fishbase- osteobrama neilli". Fishbase. Fishbase. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Osteobrama neilli" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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