| Cyclocheilos furcatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Cyclocheilos |
| Species: | C. furcatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclocheilos furcatus (Sontirat, 1989) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cyclocheilos furcatus, the Mekong giant barb, is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Cyclocheilos found in the Mekong.
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