Osteobrama feae is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama which is found in the Indian state of Manipur and in Myanmar, being common throughout its range. It grows to 15 cm in length and is of minor fisheries interest.[1] This species has 65 lateral line scales and a very deep laterally compressed body which is bright silvery in colour becoming a more olive shade on the back. It has a rounded snout with a pair of mandibular barbels and a pair of maxillary barbels.[3] The specific name honours the collector of the type, the Italian zoologist Leonardo Fea (1852-1903).[4]

Osteobrama feae
Osteobrama feae (Vinciguerra, 1890)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteobrama
Species:
O. feae
Binomial name
Osteobrama feae
Synonyms[2]

Rohtee feae (Vinciguerra, 1890)

References

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  1. ^ a b Vishwanath, W. (2010). "Osteobrama feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T168566A6516209. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168566A6516209.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteobrama feae". FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. ^ W, Vishwanath; M. Shantakumar (2007). "Fishes of the genus Osteobrama Heckel of Northeastern India (Teleosti: Cyptinidae)" (PDF). Zoos' Print Journal. 22 (11): 2881–2884.
  4. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (9 October 2020). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily SMILIOGASTRINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 November 2020.