Silver razorbelly minnow

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Silver razorbelly minnow
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Salmostoma
Species:
S. acinaces
Binomial name
Salmostoma acinaces
Synonyms
  • Chela argentea Day, 1867
  • Oxygaster argenteaDay, 1867
  • Salmophasia acinaces(Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Leuciscus acinacesValenciennes, 1844

The silver razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma acinaces) known as "Chela Maach" in Bengali is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is native to India, where it occurs in many river systems. [1] It has also been reported from Bangladesh. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Salmostoma acinaces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T166564A6237484. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166564A6237484.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Salmostoma acinaces. FishBase. 2018.