| Osteochilichthys | |
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| Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilichthys Hora, 1942 |
| 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.
Species
There are two species:
- Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) — Kantaka barb (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)
- Osteochilichthys thomassi (Day, 1877) — Konti barb (Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh)
- Osteochilichthys elegans, (Plamoottil, 2022)- Plamoottil's Barb (Palakkad, Kerala)
- Osteochilichthys formosus, (Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2022)-The Charming Barb (Kazargod, Kerala)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Osteochilichthys". FishBase. November 2014 version.
- 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.
- 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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| Osteochilichthys | |
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