Scaly osman
| Scaly osman | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Schizopygopsinae |
| Genus: | Diptychus |
| Species: | D. maculatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Diptychus maculatus Steindachner, 1866
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The scaly osman (Diptychus maculatus) is a species of cyprinid freshwater fish. It is native to Himalaya and the Tibetan Plateau of China, India, Nepal and Pakistan, ranging west to the Tien Shan Mountains and Central Asia. It is up to 70 cm (2 ft 4 in) in total length.