Osteochilichthys
Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilichthys
Hora, 1942[1]
Type species
Scaphiodon thomassi
Day, 1877
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Osteochilichthys is a small genus of cyprinid fishes. It is endemic to southern India.[1][2]

Species

There are two species:[1][2]

  • Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) — Kantaka barb (Tamil Nadu, Kerala[3])
  • Osteochilichthys thomassi (Day, 1877) — Konti barb (Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh[4])
  • Osteochilichthys elegans, (Plamoottil, 2022)- Plamoottil's Barb (Palakkad, Kerala)
  • Osteochilichthys formosus, (Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2022)-The Charming Barb (Kazargod, Kerala)

References

  1. 1 2 3 Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilichthys in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. ↑ Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172452A6894983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172452A6894983.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. ↑ Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteochilichthys thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172354A6874947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172354A6874947.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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