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Scientific Name	**Osteochilus microcephalus** (Valenciennes, 1842)
Common Name	Bonylip Barb
Type Locality	Bantam River, western Java, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Osteochilus brachynotopterus, Osteochilus tripore, Osteochilus triporos, Osteochilus triporus, Rohita brachynotopterus, Rohita microcephalus, Rohita triporos
Etymology	Osteochilus: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip.
Species Information
Size	240mm or 9.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
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) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2020.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 16, pp 275.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 May 10 22:27)