Scaly osman
Scaly osman | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Barbinae |
Genus: | Diptychus |
Species: | D. maculatus
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Binomial name | |
Diptychus maculatus Steindachner, 1866
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The scaly osman (Diptychus maculatus) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It is native to Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging west to the Tien Shan Mountains and Central Asia.[1][2] It is up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) in total length.[1]
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Diptychus maculatus" in FishBase. May 2019 version.
- ^ Li, G.; Y. Tang; R. Zhang; and K. Zhao (2016). Phylogeography of Diptychus maculatus (Cyprinidae) endemic to the northern margin of the QTP and Tien Shan region. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16(1). doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0756-3