Cyprinidae

Acheilognathus tonkinensis

Acheilognathus tonkinensis

Northern Vietnam Laos and southern China with mussel laid eggs

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• East Asia
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Small
• Tropical fish

Acheilognathus tonkinensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It is found in northern Vietnam, Laos, and southern China. It occurs in rivers and deposits its eggs inside freshwater mussels.