Giant sharkminnow
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The giant sharkminnow (Osteochilus schlegelii) a species of cyprinid fish found in southeast Asia.[2]
| Giant sharkminnow | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Osteochilus |
| Species: | O. schlegelii |
| Binomial name | |
| Osteochilus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1851) | |
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The name honors Hermann Schlegel (10 June 1804 – 17 January 1884) who was a German ornithologist, herpetologist and ichthyologist.
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