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Osteochilus chini

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Osteochilus chini is a species of cyprinid fish in the Labeoninae endemic to Sabah.[1]

Osteochilus chini, which means bony lip, feed on algae and are common in slow water habitats.[1]

Etymology

Named in honor of Datuk (honorific title) Chin Phui Kong (1923-ca. 2016), Malaysian ichthyologist, who helped collect type in 1956.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Osteochilus chini". www.fishbase.de. Archived from the original on 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
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Osteochilus chini: Brief Summary

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Osteochilus chini is a species of cyprinid fish in the Labeoninae endemic to Sabah.

Osteochilus chini, which means bony lip, feed on algae and are common in slow water habitats.

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