Osteochilus waandersii

Waanders's hard-lipped barb
O. waandersii in Bleeker's Fishes of the Indian Archipelago
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species: O. waandersii
Binomial name
Osteochilus waandersii
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms

Rohita waandersii Bleeker, 1853
Labeo soplaoensis Fowler, 1934

Osteochilus waandersii is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.[2][3] It is found in Indochina (including the lower Mekong River and Chao Phraya River) as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. Its common name is Waanders's hard-lipped barb.[1]

Habitat

It inhabits submontane streams to highland waterfalls. It is migratory in larger river systems.[1] It can move into flooded forests adjacent to upland streams.[2]

Description

Osteochilus waandersii has a well-defined black stripe along the sides, running from the gill opening to the end of the median caudal fin rays. It grows to 20.5 cm (8.1 in) SL.[2]

Utilization

Osteochilus waandersii is present in small-scale fisheries and occasionally in aquarium trade.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Osteochilus waandersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilus waandersii" 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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