Osteobrama neilli

Osteobrama neilli is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Osteobrama.

Osteobrama neilli
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Osteobrama
Species:	O. neilli
Binomial name
Osteobrama neilli (F. Day, 1873)
Synonyms
Rohtee neilli Day, 1873

Overview

Osteobrama neilli is a small freshwater Minnow endemic to fast flowing clear streams and rivers in the Western Ghats in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.^[1] Fully growing to be no longer than 5 inches, the fish is inedible, and therefore only used as bait. Its appearance is a small silver colored minnow with black stripes perpendicular to its body. Osteobrama neilli is rated least concern by IUCN for endangerment.^[2]