Acheilognathus tonkinensis

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Acheilognathus tonkinensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Acheilognathidae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Species:
A. tonkinensis
Binomial name
Acheilognathus tonkinensis
(Vaillant, 1892) [2]
Synonyms
  • Acanthorhodeus tonkinensisVaillant, 1892
  • Acanthorhodeus robustusHolcík, 1972

Acheilognathus tonkinensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It is found in northern Vietnam, Laos, and southern China. [1] [2] It occurs in rivers and deposits its eggs inside freshwater mussels. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Huckstorf, V.; Freyhof, J. (2011). "Acheilognathus tonkinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T166179A6187566. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166179A6187566.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Acheilognathus tonkinensis". FishBase . December 2019 version.


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