Osteochilichthys longidorsalis

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| image = Osteochilus longidorsalis.jpg

| status = EN

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Raghavan, R. |author2=Ali, A. |date=2011 |title=Osteochilus longidorsalis |volume=2011 |page=e.T172422A6888995 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172422A6888995.en |access-date=13 November 2021}}

| taxon = Osteochilichthys longidorsalis

| authority = Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994

| synonyms = Osteochilus longidorsalis (Pethiyagoda & Kottelat, 1994)

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Osteochilichthys longidorsalis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae.{{FishBase | genus = Osteochilus | species = longidorsalis | |month=November |year=2014}}{{cite web |url=http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp |title=Catalog of Fishes |author=Eschmeyer, W. N. |date=2 June 2015 |publisher=California Academy of Sciences |access-date=24 June 2015}} Its common names are hiffin carp and long finned barb.

It is endemic to the Western Ghats (India) and only found in Chalakudy River and Periyar River in Kerala. Locally it is called Kuruva Paral in Malayalam. It inhabits torrential streams and is often found in pool, riffles, and cascades. They account for the largest amount of catches in fishing baits due to their abundance.