Osteochilichthys

Osteochilichthys is a small genus of cyprinid fishes. It is endemic to southern India.[1][2]

Osteochilichthys
Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilichthys
Hora, 1942[1]
Type species
Scaphiodon thomassi
Day, 1877
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Species

There are two species:[1][2]

  • Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) — Kantaka barb (Tamil Nadu, Kerala[3])
  • Osteochilichthys thomassi (Day, 1877) — Konti barb (Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh[4])

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilichthys in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. Shaji, C.P. (2013). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Dahanukar, N. (2013). "Osteochilichthys thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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