Cyprinidae

Yellowfin

Xenocypris macrolepis

Thirty Four Point Six Centimeters Carp from Asian Waters

• Silver
• Yellow
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Xenocypris macrolepis, also known as the yellowfin, is a species of is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. The fish is found in the Amur River and Vietnam. The fish is usually 10 cm (3.9 in) long (SL), the largest specimen of the fish ever recorded was 34.6 cm (13.6 in) long (SL).