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Scientific Name	**Oreichthys cosuatis** (Hamilton, 1822)
Common Names	Kosuati Barb Indische Hochflossen-Barbe (Germany)
Type Locality	Nathpur, Kosi River, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Synonym(s)	Barbus cosuatis, Cyprinus cosuatis, Leuciscus cosuatis, Puntius cosuatis, Rohtee pangut, Systomus malacopterus
Etymology	Oreichthys: Latin, aurum = gold + Greek, ichthys = fish.
Species Information
Size	80mm or 3.1" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Myanmar. Indian waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Bangladesh Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Myanmar Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2010.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	An account of the fishes found in the river Ganges, pp 338, 392.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2011 Oct 19 06:42)