Acrossocheilus aluoiensis

Acrossocheilus aluoiensis is a species of cyprinid fish.[2] It is known with certainty only from the Kong River (Mekong River basin) in Vietnam, but similar specimens have also been caught in Laos.[1] It grows to 20 cm (7.9 in) total length.[2]

Acrossocheilus aluoiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Barbinae
Genus: Acrossocheilus
Species:
A. aluoiensis
Binomial name
Acrossocheilus aluoiensis
(H. D. Nguyễn, 1997)[2]
Synonyms
  • Lissochilus aluoiensis Nguyen, 1997
  • Poropuntius aluoiensis (Nguyen, 1997)

References
  1. Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Poropuntius aluoiensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T187904A1833658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T187904A1833658.en. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Acrossocheilus aluoiensis" in FishBase. February 2018 version.



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