Mystacoleucus obtusirostris

Mystacoleucus obtusirostris is a species of ray-finned fish, found in freshwater habitats in Southeast Asia, notably in Thailand in the Mekong River, Chao Phraya River, and Mae Klong River. It is exploited in subsistence fishing.

Mystacoleucus obtusirostris

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Mystacoleucus
Species:
M. obtusirostris
Binomial name
Mystacoleucus obtusirostris
(Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Barbus marginatus Valenciennes, 1842
  • Systomus marginatus (Valenciennes, 1842)
  • Barbus obtusirostris Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
  • Barbus obtusirostris Valenciennes, 1842
  • Mystacoleucus marginatus Valenciennes, 1842
  • Puntius siamensis Sauvage, 1883

References
  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Mystacoleucus marginatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T180759A1659643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180759A1659643.en. Downloaded on 23 December 2017.


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