Inle Carp

Cyprinus intha

Carp Reaching Thirty Centimeters

Tropical
Upper river
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Medium
Tropical fish

Cyprinus intha is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. The species is endemic to Inle Lake, a large, isolated freshwater lake on the Shan Plateau in eastern Myanmar. It is considered to be endangered, among other reasons, because of widespread hybridization with introduced Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyprinus
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Freshwater
Distribution: Asia: Endemic to upper Irrawaddy basin incluidng Lake Inle (Ref. 94495 ). Salween basin and probably Mekong basin (Ref. 26580 ).

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