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Etymology: Osteochilus: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel E F J Van Kappen was a military surgeon and health officer in the Dutch East Indies army. He collected fish on Borneo for Bleeker. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: maybe endemic to the Kapuas, western Borneo.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7050)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, T.R., 1989. The freshwater fishes of Western Borneo (Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia). Mem. Calif. Acad. Sci. 14:210 p. (Ref. 2091)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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