Osteochilichthys formosus, The Superb cyprinid

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Osteochilichthys formosus Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2022

The Superb cyprinid
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Torinae
Etymology: Osteochilichthys: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); formosus: Name from Latin ‘formosus’ meaning 'beautiful', referring to the graceful form and colour of this species.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Asia: India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 132418)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 5. from all its relative species in having a deeper and wider body, 37 lateral line scales, 6.5 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin and 4.5 scales between lateral line and anal fin. This species is distinguished from all its congeners (except O. augraoides) by the following characters: with a distinct mid lateral black line, a black stripe on the middle of anal fin and a large distinct black blotch on dorsal fin (Ref. 132418),
Cross section: oval.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Plamoottil, M. and K. Vineeth, 2022. Discovery of a new cyprinid fish, Osteochilichthys formosus, from Kerala, India. Bioscience Res, 19(3):1311-1320. (Ref. 132418)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5312   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.0   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (14 of 100). 🛈