Osteobrama cotio

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Osteobrama cotio
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteobrama
Species:
O. cotio
Binomial name
Osteobrama cotio
(Hamilton, 1822)
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus cotioHamilton, 1822
  • Leuciscus cotio(Hamilton, 1822)
  • Rohtee cotio(Hamilton, 1822)
  • Leuciscus gangeticus Swainson, 1839
  • Abramis gangeticus(Swainson, 1839)

Osteobrama cotio is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama . This species had three subspecies named O. cotio cotio, O. cotio cunma and O. cotio peninsularis but these are now considered separate species. [2] This species is found in the drainage basins of the Ganges-Brahmaputra including Jiri River in Manipur, Barak River in Silchar, in Brahmaputra River, Uzan Bazaar in Assam, and in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab in India, and in Bangladesh. The presence of O. cotio in southern India and from the Indus basin of India and Pakistan needs to be confirmed. This species is threatened by extensive loss of habitat caused by pollution and deforestation. [1]

Adults of O. cotio inhabit rivers, lakes, ponds and ditches and have a largely insectivorous diet which means they may be useful in controlling mosquito larvae. [2]

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Osteobrama peninsularis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish from the carp and minnow family, the Cyprinidae. It occurs in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala. It has been recorded from the drainages of the Krishna River and the Godavari River as well as the Periyar River. Formerly this taxon was confused with Osteobrama cunma and this means that its distribution is uncertain, although it is described as common in Pune and the surrounding areas and in Karnataka. Like O. cunma it was formerly treated as a subspecies of Osteobrama cotio.

References

  1. 1 2 Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Osteobrama cotio". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T166407A6202399. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166407A6202399.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Rainer Froese; Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). "Osteobrama cotio (Hamilton, 1822)". Fishbase . Retrieved 24 December 2017.