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rainbow shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum)
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Ecological Illustration of rainbow shark (Epalzeorhynchos frenatum)
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Cyprinidae

rainbow shark

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

Elongated Carp from the Mekong Basin

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Asia (unspecified)
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

rainbow shark is known around Asia as a freshwater fish; It occurs in freshwater habitats, and records give a maximum length of 15 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family
Cyprinidae
Genus
Epalzeorhynchos
Water type
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
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