Neolissochilus hexagonolepis

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis (common name: copper mahseer) is a species of cyprinid in the genus Neolissochilus.[1] It inahabits India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Pakistan and Vietnam.[1] It has a maximum length of 120.0 centimetres (3.937 ft) and a maximum published weight of 11.0 kilograms (24.3 lb).[1]

Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Neolissochilus
Species:
N. hexagonolepis
Binomial name
Neolissochilus hexagonolepis
(McClelland, 1839)

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