Rohtee

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Rohtee
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Rohtee
Sykes, 1839
Species:
R. ogilbii
Binomial name
Rohtee ogilbii
Sykes, 1839
Synonyms [2]
  • Mystacoleucus ogilbii(Sykes, 1839)
  • Osteobrama ogilbii(Sykes, 1839)
  • Systomus ogilbii(Sykes, 1839)

Rohtee is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. [3] The only species in the genus is Rohtee ogilbii, [4] the Vatani rohtee, which is endemic to the northern Western Ghats in southern India. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Rohtee ogilbii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T172373A6878529. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172373A6878529.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rohtee ogilbii". FishBase . October 2024 version.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Smiliogastrinae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rohtee". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 13 January 2025.