Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis

Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteochilichthys
Species: O. brevidorsalis
Binomial name
Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis
(F. Day, 1873)

Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis, the Kantaka barb, is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Western Ghats, India.[1][2][3] It inhabits large streams.[1]

Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis grows to 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Shaji, C.P. (2013). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis" 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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