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Osteochilichthys nashii

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Osteochilichthys nashii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilichthys
Species:
O. nashii
Binomial name
Osteochilichthys nashii
(Day, 1869)
Synonyms
  • Barbus nashii Day, 1869
  • Cyprinion nashii (Day, 1869)
  • Labeo nashii (Day, 1869)
  • Osteochilus nashii (Day, 1869)
  • Scaphiodon nashii (Day, 1869)
  • Osteochilus malabaricus Day, 1873
  • Osteochilichthys godavariensis Babu Rao, 1977
  • Osteocheilus godavariensis (Babu Rao, 1977)
  • Osteochilus godavariensis (Babu Rao, 1977)

Osteochilichthys nashii, Nash's barb, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and allies.[2] This fish is endemic to the Western Ghats in Kerala and Karnataka in southern India.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteochilus nashii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172453A6895151. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172453A6895151.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Osteochilichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus nashii". FishBase. October 2024 version.