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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