Osteochilus nashii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Osteochilus |
Species: | O. nashii |
Binomial name | |
Osteochilus nashii (Day, 1869) | |
Synonyms | |
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Osteochilus nashii, also known a
Named in honor of “Dr. Nash,” probably John Pearson Nash (1828-1885), Surgeon, H.M. Madras Army, who collected type. [3]
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