Osteobrama belangeri

Osteobrama belangeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteobrama
Species:
O. belangeri
Binomial name
Osteobrama belangeri
(Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus belangeri Valenciennes, 1844
  • Rohtee belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Similiogaster belangeri (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Systomus microlepis Blyth, 1858
  • Osteobrama microlepis (Blyth, 1858)
  • Rohtee microlepis (Blyth, 1858)
  • Rohtee blythi Bleeker, 1860
  • Osteobrama brevipectoralis (Tilak & Husain, 1989)

Osteobrama belangeri (Meitei: Pengba[2]) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama. It was found in the Indian state of Manipur, but has been extirpated there and as of 2022 is found in the wild only in Myanmar. Farmed populations in Manipur and wild-caught fish from in Myanmar are used as food. The extirpation from Manipur was caused by dam building, habitat degradation and the introduction of alien species which caused the populations to fragment.[1]

  1. ^ a b Vishwanath, Waikhom (2010). "Osteobrama belangeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168218A6467894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168218A6467894.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Sharma, H. Surmangol (2006). "Learners' Manipuri-English dictionary.Pengba". dsal.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2022-07-26.