Acheilognathus hypselonotus

Acheilognathus hypselonotus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the genus Acheilognathus. It is found in the lower regions of the Yangtze River in China. Its maximum length is 16.5 cm. This species is once thought to be extinct, but was rediscovered in Dongting Lake in 2018.

Acheilognathus hypselonotus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Species:
A. hypselonotus
Binomial name
Acheilognathus hypselonotus
(Bleeker, 1871)[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Acheilognathus hypselonotus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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