Osteochilus melanopleura

Osteochilus melanopleura
	Captive in Chiang Mai Zoo and Aquarium
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Osteochilus
Species:	O. melanopleura
Binomial name
	Osteochilus melanopleura; (Bleeker, 1852)
Synonyms
	Rohita melanopleura Bleeker, 1852; Osteochilus melanopleurus (Bleeker, 1852)

Osteochilus melanopleura is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.^[2]^[4] It inhabits rivers, swamps, and marshlands, and is adapted to impounded waters and seasonally flooded habitats.^[1] It is found in the Mekong River and Chao Phraya River and elsewhere in most countries in Indochina as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. It is eaten as a foodfish and is often processed into fermented products.^[1] It grows to 60 cm (24 in) SL.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Lumbantobing, D.; Vidthayanon, C. (2021). "Osteochilus melanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T180985A89813360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T180985A89813360.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ Kottelat, M. (2013). "The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 27: 1–663. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-06-24.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus melanopleurus". FishBase. November 2014 version.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Lumbantobing, D.; Vidthayanon, C. (2021). "Osteochilus melanopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T180985A89813360. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T180985A89813360.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[CoF-2] Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 June 2015.

[Kottelat-3] Kottelat, M. (2013). "The fishes of the inland waters of Southeast Asia: a catalogue and core bibliography of the fishes known to occur in freshwaters, mangroves and estuaries". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 27: 1–663. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2015-06-24.

[FishBase-4] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus melanopleurus". FishBase. November 2014 version.

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