Finescale razorbelly minnow

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Finescale razorbelly minnow
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Salmostoma
Species:
S. phulo
Binomial name
Salmostoma phulo
(F. Hamilton, 1822)

The finescale razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma phulo) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Salmostoma . It is a species of freshwater fish native to Bangladesh and throughout India. It lives in the lower reaches of various bodies of water including rivers, canals, ponds, and ditches. With a maximum length of only 12 centimetres (4.7 in), the fish is of little commercial or dietary value to humans. [2]

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References

  1. Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Salmostoma phulo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T166532A6230398. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166532A6230398.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Salmostoma phulo" in FishBase . April 2006 version.