Oreoleuciscus potanini

Oreoleuciscus potanini, the Altai osman, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which contains the daces, chubs, true minnows and related species.^[2] It inhabits Mongolia and Tuva, Russia, in freshwater rivers and lakes with temperatures of between 10 and 20 °C (50 and 68 °F). It has a maximum length of 100 centimetres (39 in), a common length of 75 centimetres (30 in), a maximum published weight of 10.0 kilograms (22.0 lb) and a maximum published age of 40 years. It is considered harmless to humans.^[3]

Oreoleuciscus potanini
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Leuciscidae
Genus:	Oreoleuciscus
Species:	O. potanini
Binomial name
Oreoleuciscus potanini (Kessler, 1879)
Synonyms[2]
Oreoleuciscus gracilis Warpachowski, 1889 Oreoleuciscus herzensteini Warpachowski, 1889 Oreoleuciscus potanini var. recurviceps Warpachowski, 1889 Oreoleuciscus similis Warpachowski, 1889 Oreoleuciscus ignatowi Nikolskii, 1902