Schizothorax malacanthus

Schizothorax malacanthus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Schizothorax from the upper Irrawaddy River drainage in Yunnan. It is found in hill streams with rocky stream beds, it grazes on periphyton.[1]

Schizothorax malacanthus

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Schizothorax
Species:
S. malacanthus
Binomial name
Schizothorax malacanthus
S. Y. Huang, 1985[2]

References

  1. Chen, X.-Y. & Yang, J. (2008). "Schizothorax malacanthus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 30 November 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Schizothorax malacanthus" in FishBase. April 2006 version.


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