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Scientific Classification Guide Thailand
Freshwater Fish Identification

Scientific Classification

Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Cypriniformes
Family:

Cyprinidae

Genus:
Balantiocheilos
Species:
Balantiocheilos melanopterus

The tricolor sharkminnow (Balantiocheilos melanopterus) is a freshwater fish species in the minnows or carps family (family Cyprinidae) of order Cypriniformes (carps), native to the Mekong River basin and the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand.

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