Osteochilichthys

Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Osteochilichthys Hora, 1942^[1]
Type species
Scaphiodon thomassi Day, 1877
Diversity
2 species (see text)

Osteochilichthys is a small genus of cyprinid fishes. It is endemic to southern India.^[1]^[2]

Species

There are two species:^[1]^[2]

Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) — Kantaka barb (Tamil Nadu, Kerala^[3])
Osteochilichthys thomassi (Day, 1877) — Konti barb (Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh^[4])
Osteochilichthys elegans, (Plamoottil, 2022)- Plamoottil's Barb (Palakkad, Kerala)
Osteochilichthys formosus, (Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2022)-The Charming Barb (Kazargod, Kerala)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Osteochilichthys in FishBase. November 2014 version.
^ Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172452A6894983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172452A6894983.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
^ Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteochilichthys thomassi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172354A6874947. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172354A6874947.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.