Osteobrama
Sign in to saveOsteobrama 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
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCypriniformes
- FamilyCyprinidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Collections
- USNM, AUM, CAS, NHMUK, NRM
- Recorded in
- Myanmar, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cyprinidae
- Image
- Osteobrama alfredianus Day.png
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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== These are the species in the genus: Osteobrama alfredianus (Valenciennes, 1844) Osteobrama bakeri (Day, 1873) Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844) Osteobrama cotio (Hamilton, 1822) Osteobrama cunma (Day, 1888) Osteobrama dayi (Hora & Misra, 1940) Osteobrama feae Vinciguerra, 1890 Osteobrama neilli (Day, 1873) Osteobrama peninsularis Silas, 1952 Osteobrama tikarpadaensis Shangningam, Rath, Tudu & Kosygin, 2020 Osteobrama vigorsii (Sykes, 1839)
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