Osteobrama vigorsii

Osteobrama vigorsii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Osteobrama
Species:	O. vigorsii
Binomial name
	Osteobrama vigorsii; (Sykes, 1839)
Synonyms
	Rohtee vigorsii Sykes, 1839; Abramis vigorsii (Sykes, 1839); Systomus vigorsii (Sykes, 1839); Rohita duvaucelii Valenciennes, 1842; Leuciscus duvaucelii (Valenciennes, 1842); Osteobrama rapax Günther, 1868; Rohtee dayi Hora & Misra, 1940; Osteobrama dayi (Hora & Misra, 1940);

Osteobrama vigorsii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama. It is known to occur in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa in the drainage systems of the Krishna, Godavari and Mahanadi. It is found in fast flowing streams and rivers as well as reservoirs. It attains a total length of 30 cm and its prey is smaller fish and insects.[1]

Footnotes

Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteobrama vigorsii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169658A6662850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169658A6662850.en. Downloaded on 24 December 2017.

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Osteobrama vigorsii" in FishBase. April 2006 version.

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