Acrossocheilus xamensis

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Acrossocheilus xamensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Acrossocheilus
Species:
A. xamensis
Binomial name
Acrossocheilus xamensis
Kottelat, 2000 [2]

Acrossocheilus xamensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Acrossocheilus , it is endemic to the Nam Xam river in Laos. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 M. Kottelat (2011). "Acrossocheilus xamensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. e.T180873A7653468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180873A7653468.en.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Acrossocheilus xamensis" in FishBase. April 2006 version.