Osteochilus

Osteochilus
Osteochilus melanopleurus
Scientific classification
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 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilus in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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