Finescale razorbelly minnow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Danioninae
Genus: Salmostoma
Species:
S. phulo
Binomial name
Salmostoma phulo
(F. Hamilton, 1822)

The finescale razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma phulo) is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Salmostoma. It is a species of freshwater fish native to Bangladesh and throughout India. It lives in the lower reaches of various bodies of water including rivers, canals, ponds, and ditches. With a maximum length of only 12 centimetres (4.7 in), the fish is of little commercial or dietary value to humans.[2]

References

  1. Chaudhry, S. (2010). "Salmostoma phulo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T166532A6230398. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166532A6230398.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Salmostoma phulo" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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