Osteochilus kappenii

Osteochilus kappenii

Fish Reaching Seventeen Point Five Centimeters in Asian Waters

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Medium
Tropical fish

Osteochilus kappenii is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to the Kapuas, western Borneo. Named in honor of Dutch health officer E. F. J. Van Kappen, who collected Bornean fishes for Bleeker.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Osteochilus
Maximum length: 17.5 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: maybe endemic to the Kapuas, western Borneo.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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