Osteobrama

Osteobrama
Osteobrama alfredianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteobrama
Heckel, 1843
Type species
Cyprinus cotio
Hamilton, 1822
Species

10, see text.

Synonyms[1]

Smiliogaster Bleeker, 1860

Osteobrama is a genus of cyprinid fish found in southern Asia consisting of eight species. The name is derived from the Greek word osteon, meaning "bone", and the Old French word breme, a type of freshwater fish.

  1. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2018). "Osteobrama Heckel, 1843". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 11 March 2024.