Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger, 1900)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Onychostoma lepturus, commonly known as thintail shoveljaw carp, is a species of cyprinid in the genus Onychostoma. It inhabits China, Laos and Vietnam and has a maximum length of 23.8 centimetres (9.4 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Onychostoma lepturus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:25:03.883892+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Onychostoma lepturus (Boulenger, 1900)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1900)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Onychostoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusOnychostoma Günther, 1896
- speciesOnychostoma lepturus (Boulenger, 1900)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Onychostoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Onychostoma alticorpus (Oshima, 1920) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma breve (Wu & Chen, 1977) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma daduense Ding, 1994 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma dongnaiense Hoang, Pham & Tran, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma elongatum (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma fusiforme Kottelat, 1998 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma gerlachi (Peters, 1881) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma krongnoense Hoang, Pham & Tran, 2015 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma lini (Wu, 1939) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma meridionale Kottelat, 1998 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma rarum (Lin, 1933) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Onychostoma simum (Sauvage & Dabry de Thiersant, 1874) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gymnostomus argentatus (Nguyen & Doan, 1969) (Nguyen & Doan, 1969) | synonym |
| Gymnostomus lepturus Boulenger, 1900 Boulenger, 1900 | synonym |
| Onychostoma lepturum (Boulenger, 1900) (Boulenger, 1900) | synonym |
| Onychostoma vietnamensis Bănărescu, 1971 Bănărescu, 1971 | synonym |
| Varicorhinus microstomus Nguyen & Doan, 1969 Nguyen & Doan, 1969 | synonym |
| Varicorhinus argentatus Nguyen & Doan, 1969 Nguyen & Doan, 1969 | synonym |
| Gymnostomus erythrogenys (Nguyen & Doan, 1969) (Nguyen & Doan, 1969) | synonym |
| Gymnostomus microstomus (Nguyen & Doan, 1969) (Nguyen & Doan, 1969) | synonym |
| Varicorhinus lepturus (Boulenger, 1900) (Boulenger, 1900) | synonym |
| Varicorhinus erythrogenys Nguyen & Doan, 1969 Nguyen & Doan, 1969 | synonym |
| Barbus roulei Wu, 1931 Wu, 1931 | synonym |
| Onychostoma leptura (Boulenger, 1900) (Boulenger, 1900) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=281886 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:49RHL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.