Schizothorax malacathus

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Schizothorax malacathus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Schizothorax
Species:
S. malacathus
Binomial name
Schizothorax malacathus

Schizothorax malacathus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizothorax from the upper Irrawaddy River drainage in Yunnan. It is found in hill streams with rocky stream beds, it grazes on periphyton. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Ng, H.H. (2010). "Schizothorax malacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T168595A6521877. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T168595A6521877.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Schizothorax malacanthus". FishBase .