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Finescale razorbelly minnow
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
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.

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.). "Salmostoma phulo". FishBase.
Taxon identifiers
Salmophasia phulo
Cyprinus phulo


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