Acheilognathus kyphus

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Acheilognathus kyphus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Acheilognathinae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Species:
A. kyphus
Binomial name
Acheilognathus kyphus
(Đ. Y. Mai, 1978) [2]
Synonyms
  • Pararhodeus kyphusMai, 1978

Acheilognathus kyphus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus . It is endemic to eastern Asia; inhabiting Thailand and northern Vietnam. [1] However, due to a general lack of knowledge, IUCN has classified the fish as being data deficient. [1] In Czech, Acheilognathus kyphus is known as "Hořavka thajská", meaning Thai bitterling. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jenkins, A.; Kullander, F.F.; Tan, H.H. (2009). "Acheilognathus kyphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009: e.T169565A6648191. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169565A6648191.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Acheilognathus kyphus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  3. "Acheilognathus kyphus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-06-23.