Osteochilus waandersii

Waanders's hard-lipped barb
O. waandersii 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. waandersii
Binomial name
Osteochilus waandersii
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms

Rohita waandersii Bleeker, 1853
Labeo soplaoensis Fowler, 1934

Osteochilus waandersii is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.[2][3] It is found in Indochina (including the lower Mekong River and Chao Phraya River) as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. Its common name is Waanders's hard-lipped barb.[1]

Habitat

It inhabits submontane streams to highland waterfalls. It is migratory in larger river systems.[1] It can move into flooded forests adjacent to upland streams.[2]

Description

Osteochilus waandersii has a well-defined black stripe along the sides, running from the gill opening to the end of the median caudal fin rays. It grows to 20.5 cm (8.1 in) SL.[2]

Utilization

Osteochilus waandersii is present in small-scale fisheries and occasionally in aquarium trade.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Osteochilus waandersii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Osteochilus waandersii" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.


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