Osteobrama
| Osteobrama | |
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| Cyprinus alfredianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Osteobrama Heckel, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Cyprinus cotio Hamilton, 1822 | |
| Species | |
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Osteobrama is a genus of cyprinid fish found in southern Asia consisting of eight species. The name is derived from the Greek word osteon, meaning "bone", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish.
Species
- Osteobrama alfredianus (Valenciennes, 1844)
- Osteobrama bakeri (F. Day, 1873)
- Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844)
- Osteobrama bhimensis D. F. Singh & Yazdani, 1992
- Osteobrama cotio (F. Hamilton, 1822)
- Osteobrama cotio cotio (F. Hamilton, 1822)
- Osteobrama cotio cunma (F. Day, 1888)
- Osteobrama cotio peninsularis Silas, 1952
- Osteobrama feae Vinciguerra, 1890
- Osteobrama neilli (F. Day, 1873)
- Osteobrama vigorsii (Sykes, 1839)
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2011). Species of Osteobrama in FishBase. August 2011 version.
- "Osteobrama". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 June 2007.
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