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Osteochilus spilurus

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Osteochilus spilurus
Osteochilus spilurus (as Rohita oligolepis) in Bleeker's Fishes of the Indian Archipelago
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species:
O. spilurus
Binomial name
Osteochilus spilurus
(Bleeker, 1851)
Synonyms

Dangila spilurus Bleeker, 1851
Rohita oligolepis Bleeker, 1853
Osteochilus oligolepis (Bleeker, 1853)

Osteochilus spilurus is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.[2][3] It is found in Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo.[1] It grows to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) SL.[2]

Habitat

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Osteochilus spilurus is common and abundant in creeks and small water bodies in forests. It also occurs in peatswamp forest.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lumbantobing, D.; Huckstorf, V. (2020). "Osteochilus spilurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181063A91066472. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181063A91066472.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus spilurus". FishBase. November 2014 version.
  3. ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 June 2015.