Osteochilus melanopleurus
| Osteochilus melanopleurus | |
|---|---|
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| Osteochilus melanopleurus in Bleeker's Fishes of the Indian Archipelago | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilus |
| Species: | O. melanopleurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilus melanopleurus (Bleeker, 1852) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rohita melanopleura Bleeker, 1852[2] | |
Osteochilus melanopleurus is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.[2][4] It inhabits rivers, swamps, and marshlands, and is adapted to impounded waters and seasonally flooded habitats.[1] It is found in the Mekong River and Chao Phraya River and elsewhere in most countries in Indochina as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. It is eaten as a foodfish and is often processed into fermented products.[1] It grows to 60 cm (24 in) SL.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Osteochilus melanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- 1 2 Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ↑ Kottelat, M. (2013). "The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 27: 1–663.
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilus melanopleurus" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
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