Osteochilichthys nashii

Osteochilichthys nashii
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Torinae
Genus:	Osteochilichthys
Species:	O. nashii
Binomial name
Osteochilichthys nashii (Day, 1869)
Synonyms
Barbus nashii Day, 1869 Cyprinion nashii (Day, 1869) Labeo nashii (Day, 1869) Osteochilus nashii (Day, 1869) Scaphiodon nashii (Day, 1869) Osteochilus malabaricus Day, 1873 Osteochilichthys godavariensis Babu Rao, 1977 Osteocheilus godavariensis (Babu Rao, 1977) Osteochilus godavariensis (Babu Rao, 1977)

Osteochilichthys nashii, Nash's barb, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and allies. ^[2] This fish is endemic to the Western Ghats in Kerala and Karnataka in southern India. ^[3]

References

1. Ali, A.; Raghavan, R. & Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteochilus nashii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T172453A6895151. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172453A6895151.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Osteochilichthys". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus nashii". FishBase . October 2024 version.