Scaly osman (Diptychus maculatus)

General data
- Main name: Scaly osman
- Climates: Continental, Mountain
- Habitat: Freshwater
- Native: Asia
- Distribution: Issyk-Kul lake
Classification
- Genus: Diptychus - Osman
- Family: Cyprinidae - Carps
- Order: Cypriniformes - Carps
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
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 (2.3 ft) in total length