Macrochirichthys macrochirus

Macrochirichthys macrochirus, the long pectoral-fin minnow or giant sword minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish found in rivers and lakes in Southeast Asia (Vietnam and Thailand to the Greater Sundas) where it is used as a food fish.[1][2] It is the only member of its genus. It is predatory and reaches up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.[2]

Macrochirichthys macrochirus

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Macrochirichthys
Bleeker, 1860
Species:
M. macrochirus
Binomial name
Macrochirichthys macrochirus
(Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus macrochirus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Leuciscus uranoscopus Bleeker, 1850
  • Macrochirichthys snyderi Fowler, 1905
  • Macrochirichthys laosensis Fowler, 1934

Range in Thailand

Found in the south of Thailand, Chao Phraya River, Mekong River, Nan River, Mae Klong River, and Tapee River Basin from Nonthaburi, Ayutthaya, Ratchaburi and Chiang Rai Provinces.

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References
  1. Lumbantobing, D. 2019. Macrochirichthys macrochirus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T181325A1721936. Downloaded on 24 July 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Macrochirichthys macrochirus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.


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