Osteochilus melanopleura

Osteochilus melanopleura
Captive in Chiang Mai Zoo and Aquarium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species:
O. melanopleura
Binomial name
Osteochilus melanopleura
(Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms

Rohita melanopleura Bleeker, 1852[2]
Osteochilus melanopleurus (Bleeker, 1852)[3]

Osteochilus melanopleura is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.[2][4] It inhabits rivers, swamps, and marshlands, and is adapted to impounded waters and seasonally flooded habitats.[1] It is found in the Mekong River and Chao Phraya River and elsewhere in most countries in Indochina as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. It is eaten as a foodfish and is often processed into fermented products.[1] It grows to 60 cm (24 in) SL.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Lumbantobing, D.; Vidthayanon, C. (2021). "Osteochilus melanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T180985A89813360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T180985A89813360.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ Kottelat, M. (2013). "The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 27: 1–663. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
  4. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus melanopleurus". FishBase. November 2014 version.


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