Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb

Barbonymus altus

A red finned omnivore of the Mekong floodlands

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Red-tailed Tinfoil Barb is a freshwater fish associated with rivers and streams. The available account notes this characteristic: A red finned omnivore of the Mekong floodlands.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbonymus
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 27732 ). Recorded from the Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems (Ref. 26336 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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