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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Osteobrama: Greek, osteon = bone + old French breme, bresme, a fresh water fish; 1460 (Ref. 45335); tikarpadaensis: 'tikarpadaensis', i.e., named after type locality, Tikarpada, Odisha State, India (Ref. 121594).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: India.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 121594)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
It has two pairs of small barbels. The dorsal fin contains iii-iv simple rays and 8 branched rays, with the last unbranched ray being stiff and serrated, featuring 25-33 serrations. The pectoral fin has 15-16 branched rays, while the anal fin is long, with 25-27 branched rays. There are 29-32 predorsal scales, a complete lateral line with 59-71 scales, and an oblique black streak on the anterior body just behind the opercle, running parallel to the upper opercular margin.
Maximum size based on holotype (Ref. 121594).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Shangningam, B., S. Rath, A.K. Tudu and L. Kosygim, 2020. A new species of Osteobrama (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Mahanadi River, India with a note on the validity of O. dayi. Zootaxa 4722(1):68-76. (Ref. 121594)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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