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Scientific Name Osteochilus microcephalus  (Valenciennes, 1842)
Common Name Bonylip Barb
Type Locality Bantam River, western Java, Indonesia.
Etymology Osteochilus: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip. 
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Size 240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Thailand to Viet Nam and Indonesia.
Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Vietnam waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 16, pp 275.
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Last Update 2014 Oct 12 10:01 (species record created: 2012 May 10 22:27)