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Etymology: Osteochilus: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335); jeruk: Named for its orange color, 'jeruk' Bahasa term for orange; noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Asia: known only from the Sungai Lembang and Sungai Alas, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39912)
Occurs in a variety of conditions: in flowing water; in clear black or turbid brown water; over muddy, sandy or gravelly substrate. Valued for its tasty flesh (Ref. 39912).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hadiaty, R.K. and D.J. Siebert, 1998. Two new species of Osteochilus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from Sungai Lembang, Suag Balimbing Research Station, Gunung Leuser National Park, Aceh, northwestern Sumatra. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 22(1-2):1-4. (Ref. 39912)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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