Altigena tonkinensis

Altigena tonkinensis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Altigena
Species:	A. tonkinensis
Binomial name
Altigena tonkinensis (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934) [2]
Synonyms
Bangana tonkinensis(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934) Labeo graffeuili(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) Labeo tonkinensis(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934) Sinilabeo tonkinensis(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934) Varicorhinus graffeuiliPellegrin & Chevey, 1936 Varicorhinus tonkinensisPellegrin & Chevey, 1934 Vinalabeo tonkinensis(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1934)

Altigena tonkinensis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae native to the Red River basin in China and Vietnam. This species was formerly the only member of the monospecific genus Vinalabeo. ^[3]

References

1. Jenkins, A.; Kullander, F.F.; Tan, H.H. (2009). "Bangana tonkinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T167009A6298367. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T167009A6298367.en . Retrieved 28 July 2024.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Altigena tonkinensis". FishBase . July 2024 version.
3. Nguyen, V.H., Nguyen, H.D. & Nguyen, T.D.P. (2016): Vinalabeo, a new generic name for Vinalabeo tonkinensis (Cyprinidae, Teleostei). Journal of Science of Hnue, Natural Sciences, 61 (9): 140-144.