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Rohtee

Rohtee is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The only species in the genus is Rohtee ogilbii, the Vatani rohtee, which is endemic to the northern Western Ghats in southern India.

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Rohtee
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Smiliogastrinae
Genus: Rohtee
Sykes, 1839
Species:
R. ogilbii
Binomial name
Rohtee ogilbii
Sykes, 1839
Synonyms2
  • Mystacoleucus ogilbii (Sykes, 1839)
  • Osteobrama ogilbii (Sykes, 1839)
  • Systomus ogilbii (Sykes, 1839)

Rohtee is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-fiined fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae. the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.3 The only species in the genus is Rohtee ogilbii,4 the Vatani rohtee, which is endemic to the northern Western Ghats in southern India.1

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References

  1. Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Rohtee ogilbii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T172373A6878529. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T172373A6878529.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Rohtee ogilbii". FishBase. October 2024 version.
  3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Smiliogastrinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Rohtee". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 13 January 2025.