Osteobrama vigorsii is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama. It is known to occur in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa in the drainage systems of the Krishna, Godavari and Mahanadi. It is found in fast flowing streams and rivers as well as reservoirs. It attains a total length of 30 cm and its prey is smaller fish and insects.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Osteobrama |
| Species: | O. vigorsii
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| Osteobrama vigorsii (Sykes, 1839)
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Footnotes
edit- ^ a b Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Osteobrama vigorsii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T169658A6662850. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T169658A6662850.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteobrama vigorsii". FishBase.
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