Silver razorbelly minnow

The silver razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma acinaces syn. Salmophasia acinaces) Chela Maach in Bengali is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is native to India, where it occurs in many river systems.[1] It has also been reported from Bangladesh.[2]

Silver razorbelly minnow

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Salmostoma
Species:
S. acinaces
Binomial name
Salmostoma acinaces
Synonyms
  • Chela argentea Day, 1867
  • Oxygaster argentea Day, 1867
  • Salmophasia acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Leuciscus acinaces Valenciennes, 1844

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. 2011. Salmophasia acinaces. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011. Downloaded on 22 March 2018.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Salmostoma acinaces. FishBase. 2018.


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