Osteobrama cotio (Hamilton, 1822)

Banyal, Harinder Singh, Kumar, Sanjeev & Raina, R. H., 2019, Exploration of Fish Diversity in the West Banas River, Banaskantha, Gujarat, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 119 (3) : -

5. Osteobrama cotio (Hamilton, 1822)

1822. Cyprinus cotio Hamilton-Buchanan, Fishes of Ganges: 339, 393, pl. 39, fig. 93 (type-locality: ponds and ditches of Bengal).

2003. Osteobrama cotio, Mirza, M. R. , Checklist of freshwater fishes of Pakistan. Suppl. Ser. 3: 1-30

Common name: Cotio

Material examined: 3 exs., West Banas River near Dantiwada, Banaskantha , Gujarat, 11.xii.2017, coll. H. S. Banyal, Reg. No. V/ 3624 .

Diagnostic characters: D iii-iv 8; A iii 33-38; P i 12-14; V i 8. Body significantly compressed, abdominal edge piercing from behind pelvic-fin base to anal fin but rounded in front of pelvic fins. Mouth small; barbels absent. Dorsal spine feeble and saw-like, lateral line with about 65 scales, the scales are somewhat deciduous and unevenly arranged.

Geographical distribution: Widely distributed in India.

Remarks: This species which attains a length of 15 cm, is of no attention to fisheries; possibly a valuable larvicide.