Osteobrama

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Osteobrama
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, consisting of 10 species. The name is derived from the Greek word osteon, meaning "bone", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish.

[edit] Species

  • Osteobrama alfredianus (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Osteobrama bakeri (Day, 1873)
  • Osteobrama belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Osteobrama bhimensis Singh & Yazdani, 1992
  • Osteobrama cotio cotio (Hamilton, 1822)
  • Osteobrama cotio cunma (Day, 1888)
  • Osteobrama cotio peninsularis Silas, 1952
  • Osteobrama feae Vinciguerra, 1890
  • Osteobrama neilli (Day, 1873)
  • Osteobrama vigorsii (Sykes, 1839)


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