Osteochilus waandersii

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| name = Waanders's hard-lipped barb

| image2 = Osteochilus waandersii Bleeker.jpg

| image2_caption = in Bleeker's Fishes of the Indian Archipelago

| image = Rong (Osteochilus waandersii) (8684033432).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Lumbantobing, D. |author2=Vidthayanon, C. |date=2020 |title=Osteochilus waandersii |volume=2020 |page=e.T180923A91066654 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T180923A91066654.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

| taxon = Osteochilus waandersii

| authority = (Bleeker, 1853)

| synonyms =

Rohita waandersii Bleeker, 1853

Labeo soplaoensis Fowler, 1934

}}

Osteochilus waandersii is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia.{{FishBase |genus=Osteochilus |species=waandersii |month=December |year=2019}}{{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=25 June 2015}} It is found in Indochina (including the lower Mekong River and Chao Phraya River) as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. Its common name is Waanders's hard-lipped barb.

Etymology

The specific name waandersii honours Henri Louis van Bloemen Waanders (1821–1883), administrator of the tin mines of Bangka Island, off Sumatra.{{cite web | url = https://www.etyfish.org/cypriniformes7/ | title = Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE | accessdate = 19 January 2021 |author=Christopher Scharpf | author2=Kenneth J. Lazara |name-list-style=amp | date = 21 October 2020 | work = The ETYFish Project }}

Habitat

It inhabits submontane streams to highland waterfalls. It is migratory in larger river systems. It can move into flooded forests adjacent to upland streams.

Description

Osteochilus waandersii has a well-defined black stripe along the sides, running from the gill opening to the end of the median caudal fin rays. Caudal, dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins are bright orange or red. It grows to {{convert|27.6|cm|abbr=on}} TL.

Utilization

Osteochilus waandersii is present in local small-scale fisheries and occasionally in aquarium trade.

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