Oreoleuciscus potanini
Species of fish
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Oreoleuciscus potanini, the Altai osman, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which contains the daces, chubs, true minnows and related species.[2] It inhabits Mongolia and Tuva, Russia, in freshwater rivers and lakes with temperatures of between 10 and 20 °C (50 and 68 °F). It has a maximum length of 100 centimetres (39 in), a common length of 75 centimetres (30 in), a maximum published weight of 10.0 kilograms (22.0 lb) and a maximum published age of 40 years. It is considered harmless to humans.[3]
| Oreoleuciscus potanini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Oreoleuciscus |
| Species: | O. potanini |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreoleuciscus potanini (Kessler, 1879) | |
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