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Giant sharkminnow

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Species of fish

Giant sharkminnow
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species: O. schlegelii
Binomial name
Osteochilus schlegelii
(Bleeker, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Osteochilus schlegeli
  • Rohita schlegelii

The giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii) a species of cyprinid fish found in southeast Asia.

The name honors Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) who was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist.

References

  1. Vidthayanon, C.; Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Osteochilus schlegelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T187972A91065652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T187972A91065652.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus schlegelii". FishBase. November 2014 version.
Taxon identifiers
Osteochilus schlegelii


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