Cyprinidae

Ancherythroculter daovantieni

Ancherythroculter daovantieni

Known only in the middle and lower Red River

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Tropical fish

Ancherythroculter daovantieni is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies, described in 1967. It is native to Vietnam. Named in honor of biologist and professor Dao Van Tien, Hanoi, who provided the type specimen.