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Osteochilus vittatus (Valenciennes, 1842)

Bonylip barb
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Malaysia country information

Common names: Carp, Terbol, Terbui
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Malay Peninsula and Borneo (Ref. 27732). Recorded from the Rajang Basin in Sarawak, Borneo (Ref. 57780) and Gelami and Tinggi Rivers, Pahang River system (Ref. 97588).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/my.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Parenti, L.R. and K.K.P. Lim, 2005
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Osteochilus: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic; pH range: 6.5 - 7.0; dH range: 5 - 8; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 5 - ? m (Ref. 27732).   Tropical; 22°C - 26°C (Ref. 2059); 20°N - 3°N

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