Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Osteobrama cotio peninsularis
Max size : 15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41236)
Environment : benthopelagic
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Asia: Maharashtra, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs in rivers and streams (Ref. 41236)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Peninsular osteobrama, பட்டா குஞ்சி, பட்டக் குஞ்சி, Kambalgi, Pattakunji
Status : endemic
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses