Osteochilus chini
Species of fish
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Osteochilus chini is a species of cyprinid fish in the Labeoninae endemic to Sabah.[1]
| Osteochilus chini | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilus |
| Species: | O. chini |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilus chini Karnasuta, 1993 | |
| Synonyms | |
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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]
