Oreichthys duospilus

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Otomorpha Subcohors: Ostariophysi Sectio: Otophysa Ordo: Cypriniformes Subordo: Cyprinoidei

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Smiliogastrinae
Genus Oreichthys
Species: Oreichthys duospilus

Name

Oreichthys duospilus Knight & Kumar, 2015

• Holotype: NBFGR 2014.08.1.1.

Type locality: Small stream by the side of the road, west of Nagara, Kurataka, India, 13°48'22.5"N, 75°01'50.7"E.

Etymology: From duo (= two), and spilos (= spot), referring to conspicuous spots on dorsal and anal fins.

References

• Knight, J.D.M. & Kumar, R.G. 2015. A review of the species of Oreichthys (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Western Ghats, India. Zootaxa 3914(2): 157–167. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3914.2.5 Reference page.