The scaly osman (Diptychus maculatus) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It is native to Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging west to the Tien Shan Mountains and Central Asia.[3][4] It is up to 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) in total length.[3]

Scaly osman
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Diptychus
Species:
D. maculatus
Binomial name
Diptychus maculatus
Synonyms[2]
  • Diptychus gymnogaster Kessler, 1879
  • Ptychobarbus oschanini Berg, 1905
  • Diptychus pakistanicus Mirza & Awan, 1979

References

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  1. ^ Karimov, B.; Mamilov, N. (2020). "Diptychus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T128719071A128719148. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T128719071A128719148.en. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2017). "Diptychus maculatus Steindachner, 1866". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Diptychus maculatus". FishBase. May 2019 version.
  4. ^ Li, G.; Y. Tang; R. Zhang; and K. Zhao (2016). "Phylogeography of Diptychus maculatus (Cyprinidae) endemic to the northern margin of the QTP and Tien Shan region". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 16 (1): 186. Bibcode:2016BMCEE..16..186L. doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0756-3. PMC 5017051. PMID 27613240.