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Oreoleuciscus angusticephalus  Bogutskaya, 2001

Narrow-headed Altai osman
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > No subfamily
Etymology: Oreoleuciscus: Greek, oreos = mountain+ Greek, leykiskos = white mullet (Ref. 45335);  angusticephalus: Named for its most typical character of being narrow-headed.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Freshwater; benthopelagic.   Temperate, preferred ?

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Asia: endemic to Mongolia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57727)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Apparently similar to other piscivirous form of Altai osman with individuals having a long life duration (more than 40 years); reaching maturity at 8-9 years at body length of 20-24 cm. The young feed on plankton with fish as predominant food in the diet of the adults. Spawning occurs in May and June, with eggs laid on the sand, pebble, vegetation (spawning time and place partly coincide with O. potanini (Ref. 57727).

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Bogutskaya, N.G., 2001. A revision of Altai Osmans of the genus Oreoleuciscus (Cyprinidae: Leuciscinae) with a description of a new species, O. angusticephalus, from River Kobdo (Hovd) system, West Mongolia. pp. 5-43 In O.N. Pugachev and A.V. Balushkin. Proc. Zool. Inst. Acad. Sci. USSR, Vol. 287. (Ref. 57727)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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