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
- Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) — Kantaka barb (Tamil Nadu, Kerala[3])
- Osteochilichthys thomassi (Day, 1877) — Konti barb (Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh[4])
References
- Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilichthys in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- Shaji, C.P. (2013). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- 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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