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Osteochilus chini
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Osteochilus chini is a species of cyprinid fish in the Labeoninae endemic to Sabah.[1]
Osteochilus chini, which means bony lip, feed on algae and are common in slow water habitats.[1]
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Etymology
Named in honor of Datuk (honorific title) Chin Phui Kong (1923-ca. 2016), Malaysian ichthyologist, who helped collect type in 1956.[2]
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