Goldfin tinfoil barb

Hypsibarbus malcolmi

Fifty Centimeters Carp of the Mekong Basin

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Goldfin tinfoil barb (Hypsibarbus malcolmi) is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in Southeast Asia. It is native to the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand where it is used as a food fish and in the aquarium trade. malcolmi is named in honour of Malcolm Arthur Smith, an English herpetologist who studied reptiles and amphibians in Thailand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypsibarbus
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Khlong basins and Malay Peninsula (Ref. 26580 ). Usually absent from the lowland parts of the Mekong, although it can be found in rapidly flowing tributaries to the lower Mekong (Ref. 12693 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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