Giant Sharkminnow

Osteochilus schlegelii (Bleeker 1851)

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The giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii) a species of cyprinid fish found in southeast Asia.^[2]

The name honors Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) who was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist.

^ Vidthayanon, C.; Lumbantobing, D. (2019). "Osteochilus schlegelii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T187972A91065652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T187972A91065652.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Osteochilus schlegelii" in FishBase. November 2014 version.

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The giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii) a species of cyprinid fish found in southeast Asia.

The name honors Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) who was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist.