The Kantaka barb (Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis) is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Western Ghats, India.[1][2][3] It inhabits large streams,[1] and grows to 15.0 cm (5.9 in) TL.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilichthys |
| Species: | O. brevidorsalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (F. Day, 1873)
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| Synonyms | |
Cyprinion brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Kantaka brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Osteochilus brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) Scaphiodon brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) | |
References edit
- ^ a b c Shaji, C.P. (2011). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T172452A6894983. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172452A6894983.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis" in FishBase. November 2014 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. (2 June 2015). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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