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分類 / Names 俗名 | 同種異名 | Catalog of Fishes(屬, 種) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei > Cypriniformes (Carps) 鯉形目 (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) 鯉科 (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: Osteochilichthys:Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); formosus:Name from Latin ‘formosus’ meaning 'beautiful', referring to the graceful form and colour of this species.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / 深度上下限 / distribution range 生態學
背的軟條 (總數) : 11; 臀鰭軟條: 5. from all its
relative species in having a deeper and wider body, 37
lateral line scales, 6.5 scales between lateral line and
dorsal fin and 4.5 scales between lateral line and anal fin.
This species is distinguished from all its congeners (except O. augraoides) by the following characters: with a distinct mid lateral black line, a black stripe on the middle of anal fin and a large distinct black blotch on dorsal fin (Ref. 132418), Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟度 | 繁殖 | 產卵場 | 卵 | 孕卵數 | 仔魚
Plamoottil, M. and K. Vineeth, 2022. Discovery of a new cyprinid fish, Osteochilichthys formosus, from Kerala, India. Bioscience Res, 19(3):1311-1320. (Ref. 132418)