Acheilognathus tonkinensis

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Acheilognathus tonkinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Suborder: Cyprinoidei
Family: Acheilognathidae
Genus: Acheilognathus
Species:
A. tonkinensis
Binomial name
Acheilognathus tonkinensis
(Vaillant, 1892)[2]
Synonyms
  • Acanthorhodeus tonkinensis Vaillant, 1892
  • Acanthorhodeus robustus Holcík, 1972

Acheilognathus tonkinensis is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Acheilognathidae, the bitterlings. It is found in northern Vietnam, Laos, and southern China.[1][2] It occurs in rivers and deposits its eggs inside freshwater mussels.[1]

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