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red-tailed black shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor)
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red-tailed black shark (Epalzeorhynchos bicolor) specimen
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Cyprinidae

red-tailed black shark

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Thirteen Centimeters Carp from Asian Waters

  • Black
  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

red-tailed black shark is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 13 cm.

Maximum length
13 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: Chao Phraya basin, Thailand. Reported from the Mekong basin (Ref. 37773 ).
Conservation status
CRCritically Endangered

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