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Goldfin tinfoil barb
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypsibarbus
Species:	H. malcolmi
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus malcolmi (Smith, 1945)
Synonyms
Acrossocheilus malcolmi Smith, 1945 Poropuntius malcolmi (Smith, 1945)

Goldfin tinfoil barb (Hypsibarbus malcolmi) is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in Southeast Asia. It is native to the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand where it is used as a food fish and in the aquarium trade.

malcolmi is named in honour of Malcolm Arthur Smith, an English herpetologist who studied reptiles and amphibians in Thailand.

External links

1. Baird, I.; Allen, D.J. (2011). "Hypsibarbus malcolmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180843A7652840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180843A7652840.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Uk-katawewat, Sompote (2004). สาระน่ารู้ปลาน้ำจืดไทย เล่ม ๑ [Knowledge of Thai Freshwater Fishes, Vol. 1] (in Thai). Bangkok: Khurusapa Business Organization. p. 91. ISBN 974-00-8701-9.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hypsibarbus malcolmi". FishBase. April 2013 version.

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