Cyprinidae

Notched mud carp

Henicorhynchus entmema

Fifteen Centimeters Carp from the Mekong Basin

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Henicorhynchus entmema, the notched mud carp or lesser silver mud carp, is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is endemic to Indochina (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam). It is common in the Mekong and also occurs in the Mae Klong and Chao Phraya basins as well as in the associated lowland areas.