Osteochilus melanopleura (Bleeker, 1852)
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
Osteochilus melanopleura is a cyprinid freshwater fish from Southeast Asia. It inhabits rivers, swamps, and marshlands, and is adapted to impounded waters and seasonally flooded habitats. It is found in the Mekong River and Chao Phraya River and elsewhere in most countries in Indochina as well as in Sumatra and Borneo. It is eaten as a foodfish and is often processed into fermented products. It grows to 60 cm (24 in) SL.
Wikipedia contributors, Osteochilus melanopleura; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:27:15.221518+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Osteochilus melanopleura (Bleeker, 1852)
- Name authority
- (Bleeker, 1852)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Osteochilus
- 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
- subfamilyLabeoninae Bleeker, 1859
- genusOsteochilus Günther, 1868
- speciesOsteochilus melanopleura (Bleeker, 1852)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Osteochilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Osteochilus spilurus (Bleeker, 1851) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus harrisoni Fowler, 1905 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus lini Fowler, 1935 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus scapularis Fowler, 1939 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus schlegelii (Bleeker, 1851) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus striatus Kottelat, 1998 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus vittatoides Popta, 1904 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus sarawakensis Karnasuta, 1993 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus sondhii Hora & Mukerji, 1934 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus partilineatus Kottelat, 1995 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus repang Popta, 1904 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Osteochilus bleekeri Kottelat, 2008 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Rohita melanopleura Bleeker, 1852 Bleeker, 1852 | synonym |
| Osteochilus malanopleurus (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | synonym |
| Osteochilus melanopleurus (Bleeker, 1852) (Bleeker, 1852) | 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=1021724 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:75BBS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.