Osteobrama, Heckel, 1843

Shangningam, Bungdon, Rath, Shibananda, Tudu, Asha Kiran & Kosygin, Laishram, 2020, A new species of Osteobrama (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Mahanadi River, India with a note on the validity of O. dayi, Zootaxa 4722 (1), pp. 68-76 : 68-76

Key to species of the genus Osteobrama

1. Barbels absent........................................................................................ 2 - Barbels present....................................................................................... 5 2. Lateral line scales 42–63, pre-dorsal scales 21–30........................................................... 3 - Lateral line scales 71–76, pre-dorsal scales 30–32.................................................. O. belangeri 3. Branched pectoral-fin rays 14–15, lateral-line scales 55–63.................................................... 4 - Branched pectoral-fin rays 12, lateral-line scales 42–53................................................ O. cunma 4. Lateral-line scales 55–60.................................................................... O. peninsularis - Lateral-line scales 62–63.......................................................................... O. cotio 5. Only maxillary barbels present........................................................................... 6 - Both rostral and maxillary barbels present.................................................................. 7 6. Branched anal-fin rays 16–18, lateral-line scales 68–70.................................................. O. dayi - Branched anal-fin rays 21–27, lateral-line scales 73–85................................................ O. vigorsii 7. Branched anal-fin rays 11–18............................................................................ 8 - Branched anal-fin rays 22–27............................................................................ 9 8. Pre-dorsal scales 15, lateral-line scales 44, branched anal-fin ray 11....................................... O. bakeri - Pre-dorsal scales 19–22, lateral-line scales 52–57, branched anal-fin rays 16–18.............................. O. neilli 9. Barbels prominent, pre-dorsal scales 34–38, branched pectoral-fin rays 14................................... O. feae - Barbels minute, pre-dorsal scales 29–32, branched pectoral-fin rays 15–16........................... O. tikarpadaensis