Oreoleuciscus


Oreoleuciscus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs and true minnows. These are medium to large sizef fishes which are only found in Mongolia and adjacent parts of Russia. They are known as osmans.

Taxonomy

Oreoleucuscus was first proposed as a genus in 1889 by the Russian zoologist Nikolai Arkadewich Warpachowski with Chondrostoma potanini designated as its type species in 1912 by Lev Berg. C. potanini had originally been described by Karl Kessler in 1879 with its type locality given as Dayan Lake in Mongolia. This genus is classified within the subfamily Pseudaspininae of the family Leuciscidae.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:Oreoleuciscus angusticephalus Bogutskaya, 2001 Oreoleuciscus dsapchynensis Warpachowski, 1889Oreoleuciscus humilis Warpachowski, 1889