Finescale razorbelly minnow
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Danioninae |
Genus: | Salmostoma |
Species: | S. phulo
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Binomial name | |
Salmostoma phulo (F. Hamilton, 1822)
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The finescale razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma phulo) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Salmostoma. It is a species of freshwater fish native to Bangladesh and throughout India. It lives in the lower reaches of various bodies of water including rivers, canals, ponds, and ditches. With a maximum length of only 12 centimetres (4.7 in), the fish is of little commercial or dietary value to humans.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Salmostoma phulo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166532A6230398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166532A6230398.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Salmostoma phulo". FishBase.