Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Otomorpha
Subcohors: Ostariophysi
Sectio: Otophysa
Ordo: Cypriniformes
Subordo: Cyprinoidei
Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Torinae
Genus: Osteochilichthys
Species (4): O. brevidorsalis – O. longidorsalis – O. nashii – O. thomassi
Name
Osteochilichthys Hora, 1942: 8
Type species: Scaphiodon thomassi Day, 1877, by original designation.
References
Primary references
Hora, S.L. 1942. Notes on fishes in the Indian Museum. XLII. On the systematic position of the Indian species of Scaphiodon Heckel. XLIII. On the systematic position of Cyprinus nukta Sykes. Records of the Indian Museum 44(pt 1): 1–14.
Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis
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
Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilichthys in 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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