Acheilognathus kyphus

Acheilognathus kyphus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Species: A. kyphus
Binomial name
Acheilognathus kyphus
(Đ. Y. Mai, 1978)[1]

Acheilognathus kyphus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is endemic to eastern Asia; inhabiting Thailand and northern Vietnam.[2] However, due to a general lack of knowledge, IUCN has classified the fish as being data deficient.[2] In Czech, Acheilognathus kyphus is known as "Hořavka thajská", meaning Thai bitterling.[3]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Acheilognathus kyphus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  2. 1 2 "IUCN Red List".
  3. "Acheilognathus kyphus summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
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