Onychostoma lepturus

Onychostoma lepturus, commonly known as thintail shoveljaw carp,^[1] is a species of cyprinid in the genus Onychostoma.^[2] It inhabits China, Laos and Vietnam^[2] and has a maximum length of 23.8 centimetres (9.4 in).^[2]

Onychostoma lepturus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Onychostoma
Species:	O. lepturus
Binomial name
Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger, 1900)
Synonyms
Barbus roulei Wu, 1931 Gymnostomus lepturus Boulenger, 1900 Onychostoma leptura Boulenger, 1900 Onychostoma lepturum Boulenger, 1900 Varicorhinus argentatus Nguyen & Doan, 1969 Varicorhinus erythrogenys Nguyen & Doan, 1969