| Oreichthys parvus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Smiliogastrinae |
| Genus: | Oreichthys |
| Species: | O. parvus |
| Binomial name | |
| Oreichthys parvus H. M. Smith, 1933 | |
Oreichthys parvus is a small cyprinid fish found in southeastern Thailand, northern Malay Peninsula and Mekong basin in Laos and Thailand. [2]
O. parvus has numerous conspicuous rows of pores on the head, an incomplete lateral line perforating about 6 scales, a dark crescent-shaped mark at the base of each scale, a dark blotch at the base of the caudal fin, one at the tip of the dorsal fin and one along the anterior margin of the anal fin. [2]
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