Mekong Sicklefin Barb

Puntioplites falcifer

Forty Centimeters Carp from Asian Waters

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

Puntioplites falcifer is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Puntioplites which is endemic to the Mekong basin in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Puntioplites
Maximum length: 40 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: Mekong basin.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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