Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Balantiocheilos

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Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
 
Balantiocheilos ambusticauda
[Burnt tail fish]
Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand

Asia
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Balantiocheilos melanopterus (Bleeker, 1850)
Photo by Jean-Francois Helias / Fishing Adventures Thailand
 
Balantiocheilos melanopterus
[Tricolor sharkminnow]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Balantiocheilos ambusticauda Burnt tail fish Southeast Asia 10.5 SL 2007
Balantiocheilos melanopterus Tricolor sharkminnow Asia 35 SL 1850



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