Hypsibarbus salweenensis

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Hypsibarbus salweenensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypsibarbus
Species:
H. salweenensis
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus salweenensis
Rainboth, 1996

Hypsibarbus salweenensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypsibarbus which is endemic to the Salween River system in Myanmar and Thailand.

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References

  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Hypsibarbus salweenensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T180990A1685880. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180990A1685880.en .