Family : Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order : Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Scaly osman
Fish Name : Diptychus maculatus
Max size : 70.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1441)
Environment : benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate : tropical
Global Importance : fisheries: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=7)Distribution : Asia: Pakistan, India, China (Tibet) and Nepal. Also former USSR (Ref. 1441).
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs mainly in rocky, mountainous streams and lakes (Ref. 4832). Found in rivers with swift currents (Ref. 1441). Feed on benthic plants which are attached on rocks and stones and on associated benthic invertebrates (Ref. 40974)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Talwar, P.K. and A.G. Jhingran. 1991. (Ref. 4832)

India country information
Common Names : Tibetan snowtrout
Status : native
Salinity : freshwater
Uses : no uses