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.
Osteochilus | |
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Osteochilus melanopleura | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Osteochilus Günther, 1868[1] |
Synonyms | |
Osteocheilus (misspelling) |
There are currently 35 recognized species in this genus:[2]