Osteochilus melanopleura

Osteochilus melanopleura
Captive in Chiang Mai Zoo and Aquarium
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Osteochilus
Species:	O. melanopleura
Binomial name
Osteochilus melanopleura (Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms
Rohita melanopleuraBleeker, 1852 [2] Osteochilus melanopleurus(Bleeker, 1852) [3]

Osteochilus melanopleura is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia. ^{[2] [4]} It inhabits rivers, swamps, and marshlands, and is adapted to impounded waters and seasonally flooded habitats. ^[1] It is found in the Mekong River and Chao Phraya River and elsewhere in most countries in Indochina as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. It is eaten as a foodfish and is often processed into fermented products. ^[1] It grows to 60 cm (24 in) SL. ^[4]

References

1. Lumbantobing, D.; Vidthayanon, C. (2021). "Osteochilus melanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T180985A89813360. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T180985A89813360.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
3. Kottelat, M. (2013). "The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 27: 1–663. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus melanopleurus". FishBase . November 2014 version.