Osteochilus chini
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| Osteochilus chini | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilus |
| Species: | O. chini
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| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilus chini Karnasuta, 1993
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Osteochilus chini is a species of cyprinid fish in the Labeoninae endemic to Sabah.[1]
Osteochilus chini, which means bony lip, feed on algae and are common in slow water habitats.[1]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Named in honor of Datuk (honorific title) Chin Phui Kong (1923-ca. 2016), Malaysian ichthyologist, who helped collect type in 1956.[2]
References
[edit | edit source]Lua error in Module:Taxonbar at line 165: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
