Osteochilus sarawakensis

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Osteochilus sarawakensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species:
O. sarawakensis
Binomial name
Osteochilus sarawakensis
Karnasuta, 1993

Osteochilus sarawakensis is a species of cyprinid fish. [1] [2] It is endemic to northern Borneo and occurs in Malaysia (Sarawak and Sabah) and in Brunei. [1] It occurs in mountain streams in the upper reaches of river basins with forested vegetation, clear water, and rapid current. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Osteochilus sarawakensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T169537A91064432. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T169537A91064432.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Osteochilus sarawakensis" in FishBase. August 2022 version.