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Etymology: Osteobrama: Greek, osteon = bone + old French breme, bresme, a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Hamilton.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical; 22°C - 25°C (Ref. 12468)
Asia: Pakistan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41236)
Adults occur in rivers, lakes, ponds and ditches (Ref. 41236). Possibly useful as larvicide (Ref. 4832).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Vishwanath, W. and M. Shantakumar, 2007. Fishes of the genus Osteobrama Heckel of northeastern India (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zoos' Print J. 22 (11):2881-2884. (Ref. 96706)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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