Giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii)

Scientific name: Osteochilus schlegelii Bleeker, 1851

Giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii)

The Giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, Thailand to Indonesia.

Species facts

Scientific name
Osteochilus schlegelii
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: Thailand to Indonesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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