Osteochilus kappenii

Osteochilus kappenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Osteochilus
Species:	O. kappenii
Binomial name
	Osteochilus kappenii; (Bleeker, 1856)
Synonyms
	Rohita kappenii; Osteochilus brevicauda;

Last updated December 13, 2025

Osteochilus kappenii is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Kapuas, western Borneo.

Named in honor of Dutch health officer E. F. J. Van Kappen, who collected Bornean fishes for Bleeker.^[1]

References

↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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[ETYFish-1] Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.

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