Osteobrama feae
Osteobrama feae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama which is found in the Indian state of Manipur and in Myanmar, being common throughout its range. It grows to 15 cm in length and is of minor fisheries interest.[1] This species has 65 lateral line scales and a very deep laterally compressed body which is bright silvery in colour becoming a more olive shade on the back. It has a rounded snout with a pair of mandibular barbels and a pair of maxillary barbels.[2]
Osteobrama feae | |
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Osteobrama feae (Vinciguerra, 1890) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Genus: | Osteobrama |
Species: | O. feae |
Binomial name | |
Osteobrama feae Vinciguerra, 1890 | |
References
- Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Osteobrama feae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T168566A6516209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168566A6516209.en. Missing or empty
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(help) Downloaded on 24 December 2017. - W, Vishwanath; M. Shantakumar (2007). "Fishes of the genus Osteobrama Heckel of Northeastern India (Teleosti: Cyptinidae)" (PDF). Zoos' Print Journal. 22 (11): 2881–2884.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Osteobrama feae" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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