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Osteochilus

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thumb|Osteochilus borneensis thumb|Osteochilus enneaporos thumb|Osteochilus kahajanensis thumb|Osteochilus kappenii thumb|Osteochilus schlegelii

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderCypriniformes
  5. FamilyCyprinidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded3,487

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
384
With media
15
Family
Cyprinidae
Collections
TCWC, USNM, CAS, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, YPM
Recorded in
Cambodia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, India

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cyprinidae
Image
Osteochilus melanopleurus Bleeker.jpg
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Commons category
Osteochilus
taxon name
Osteochilus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Osteochilus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Species
  • References

thumb|Osteochilus borneensis thumb|Osteochilus enneaporos thumb|Osteochilus kahajanensis thumb|Osteochilus kappenii thumb|Osteochilus schlegelii

Osteochilus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The fishes in this genus are mainly found in Southeast Asia with a few extending into adjacent parts of China.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Osteochilus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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