Devario acrostomus

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Devario acrostomus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Devario
Species:
D. acrostomus
Binomial name
Devario acrostomus
(Fang & Kottelat, 1999)
Synonyms
  • Danio acrostomusFang & Kottelat, 1999

Devario acrostomus is a freshwater fish native to the Mekong River. It is currently only known from Laos. [1] [2]

It can reach 11.3 cm (4.4 in) in total length. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ng, H.H. (2012). "Devario acrostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T180900A1675529. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Devario acrostomus" in FishBase . August 2022 version.