Osteochilichthys

Osteochilichthys is a small genus of cyprinid fishes. It is endemic to southern India.

Species
There are two species:
 * Osteochilichthys brevidorsalis (Day, 1873) — Kantaka barb (Tamil Nadu, Kerala )
 * Osteochilichthys thomassi (Day, 1877) — Konti barb (Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh )
 *  Osteochilichthys elegans, (Plamoottil, 2022) - Plamoottil's Barb (Palakkad, Kerala)
 * Osteochilichthys formosus, (Plamoottil & Vineeth, 2022) -The Charming Barb (Kazargod, Kerala)