Esomus altus

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Esomus altus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Esomus
Species:
E. altus
Binomial name
Esomus altus
Blyth, 1860 [2]

Esomus altus is a species of cyprinid endemic to Myanmar.

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References

  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Esomus altus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2012: e.T181046A1692376. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181046A1692376.en . Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Esomus altus" in FishBase. 12 2015 version.