Osteochilus brachynotopteroides

Osteochilus brachynotopteroides is a fresh water fish in the family Cyprinidae from Southeast Asia.[2][3] It occurs in the lower Mekong Basin and is present in Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam; it is expected to occur in Cambodia but has not been found there.[1]

Osteochilus brachynotopteroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species:
O. brachynotopteroides
Binomial name
Osteochilus brachynotopteroides
Chevey, 1934

Osteochilus brachynotopteroides grows to 15 cm (5.9 in) TL.[2] It is a rare species that seems to prefer hill streams and highland lakes. It is probably present, although not documented, in local subsistence fisheries.[1]

References

  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Osteochilus brachynotopteroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180787A1662838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180787A1662838.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilus brachynotopteroides" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.


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