Cyclocheilichthys repasson

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Cyclocheilichthys repasson is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae found in to freshwater habitats in the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.[2] The species was formerly classified in the monospecific genus Anematichthys.[3]

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Cyclocheilichthys repasson
A specimen of Cyclocheilichthys repasson from Malaysia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cyclocheilichthys
Bleeker, 1859
Species:
C. repasson
Binomial name
Cyclocheilichthys repasson
(Bleeker, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Barbus repasson Bleeker, 1853
  • Anematichthys repasson (Bleeker, 1853)
  • Cyclocheilichthys megalops Fowler, 1905
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Cyclocheilichthys repasson is a freshwater fish that grows to 28 cm (11 in) SL. It is a minor commercial fishery species that lives in rivers, canals, ponds and reservoirs.[4]

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