''Osteochilichthys'' is a small genus of
cyprinid
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fishes. It is
endemic
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to southern
India
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.
Species
The following species are included within this genus:
* ''
Osteochilichthys augraoides''
( Jerdon, 1849)
* ''
Osteochilichthys elegans''
Plamoottil, 2022 (Plamoottil's barb)
* ''
Osteochilichthys formosus''
Plamoottil & Vineeth
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, 2022 (Charming barb)
* ''
Osteochilichthys longidorsalis''
Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994
* ''
Osteochilichthys nashii''
(Day
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, 1869) (Nash's barb)
* ''
Osteochilichthys thomassi''
(Day, 1877) (Konti barb)
References
Torinae
Cyprinidae genera
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Freshwater fish of India
Endemic fauna of India
Fauna of South India
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