Henicorhynchus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Henicorhynchus | |
|---|---|
_Figure_5.jpg) | |
| Various Henicorhynchus sp. (a-d in image) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Henicorhynchus H. M. Smith, 1945[1] |
| Type species | |
| Henicorhynchus lobatus H. M. Smith, 1945[1] | |
Henicorhynchus is a genus of cyprinid fish that occurs in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam).[2] In the Delta region of Vietnam, the fish is fermented and used as an ingredient in bún mắm, a type of soup/stew.
