Osteobrama neilli
| Osteobrama neilli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Osteobrama |
| Species: | O. neilli |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteobrama neilli (F. Day, 1873) | |
Osteobrama neilli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama.
Overview
Osteobrama neilli is a small freshwater Minnow native to warm bodies of freshwater in India. Fully growing to be no longer than 5 inches, the fish is inedible, and therefore only used as bait. Its appearance is a small silver colored minnow with black stripes perpendicular to its body. Osteobrama neilli is rated least concern by IUCN for endangerment.[1]
References
- ↑ torres, armi. "Fishbase- osteobrama neilli". Fishbase. Fishbase. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Osteobrama neilli" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
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