Barbonymus altus

(Günther, 1868)

Vernacular names
English : Redtail tinfoil barb
French : Barbus à queue rouge

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Cypriniformes
Family : Cyprinidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to around 25 cm in length. Laterally compressed and very high body profile with large scales on flanks. Small head, small mouth. Silvery coloration. Bright red pelvic and caudal fins with no black markings at all.

Range and habitat
The species is found in South East Asia, in the Mekong, Maeklong and Chao Phraya river basins and in south-east Thailand rivers as well. Lives in midwater areas of large rivers, streams and floodplains.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species remains locally common but is harvested in big numbers by fisheries and species are still caught for the international trade.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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