Scaly osman
The scaly osman (Diptychus maculatus) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It is native to Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging west to the Tien Shan Mountains and Central Asia.[1][2] It is up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) in total length.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Barbinae |
| Genus: | Diptychus |
| Species: | D. maculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Diptychus maculatus Steindachner, 1866 | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Diptychus maculatus" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
- Li, G.; Y. Tang; R. Zhang; and K. Zhao (2016). Phylogeography of Diptychus maculatus (Cyprinidae) endemic to the northern margin of the QTP and Tien Shan region. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16(1). doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0756-3
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