Onychostoma lepturus

Onychostoma lepturus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Onychostoma
Species:
O. lepturus
Binomial name
Onychostoma lepturus
(Boulenger, 1900)
Synonyms
  • Barbus roulei Wu, 1931
  • Gymnostomus lepturus Boulenger, 1900
  • Onychostoma leptura Boulenger, 1900
  • Onychostoma lepturum Boulenger, 1900
  • Varicorhinus argentatus Nguyen & Doan, 1969
  • Varicorhinus erythrogenys Nguyen & Doan, 1969

Onychostoma lepturus, commonly known as thintail shoveljaw carp, is a species of cyprinid in the genus Onychostoma. It inhabits China, Laos and Vietnam and has a maximum length of 23.8 centimetres (9.4 in).

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