Osteochilus kerinciensis

Osteochilus kerinciensis
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Osteochilus
Species:	O. kerinciensis
Binomial name
Osteochilus kerinciensis Tan & Kottelat, 2009 [2]

Osteochilus kerinciensis is a species of cyprinid fish. ^{[1] [3]} It is endemic to Sumatra (Indonesia). ^[1] It is known from the upper reaches of the Batang Hari River basin, including upstream tributaries and highland lakes. ^[1] The specific name kerinciensis refers to its type locality, Lake Kerinci. ^[2]

Osteochilus kerinciensis grows to 21 cm (8.3 in) standard length. ^[2]

References

1. Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Osteochilus kerinciensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T91067033A91067037. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T91067033A91067037.en . Retrieved 29 November 2022.
2. Tan, Heok Hui & Maurice Kottelat (2009). "The fishes of the Batang Hari drainage, Sumatra, with description of six new species" (PDF). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters. 20 (1): 13–69. hdl:10635/101912. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus kerinciensis". FishBase . August 2022 version.

Further reading

• Kottelat, Maurice, and Tan Heok Hui. "Osteochilus flavicauda, a new species of fish from the Malay Peninsula (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)." Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 20.1 (2009): 1.
• Murni, Mida Yulia, and Dewi Imelda Roesma. "Inventarisasi Jenis-Jenis Ikan Cyprinidae di Sungai Batang Nareh, Kabupaten Padang Pariaman." Jurnal Biologi Universitas Andalas 3.4 (2014).