Neolissochilus hexastichus

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Neolissochilus hexastichus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Neolissochilus
Species:
N. hexastichus
Binomial name
Neolissochilus hexastichus
(McClelland, 1839)
Synonyms [2]
  • Barbus hexastichus McClelland, 1839
  • Puntius hexastichus (McClelland, 1839)

Neolissochilus hexastichus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. [3] It inhabits the Brahmaputra and Barak River drainages in Assam in India, and Nepal [1] and possibly the Salween basin in Myanmar. [2] and is considered "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Chaudhry, S. & Barbhuiya, A.H. (2020) [amended version of 2010 assessment]. "Neolissochilus hexastichus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T166454A176660612. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T166454A176660612.en . Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Neolissochilus hexastichus". FishBase . May 2019 version.
  3. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Neolissochilus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 17 January 2025.


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