Goldfin tinfoil barb

Goldfin tinfoil barb (Hypsibarbus malcolmi) is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in Southeast Asia. It is native to the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand where it is used as a food fish and in the aquarium trade.

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Actinopterygii

Order:Cypriniformes

Family:Cyprinidae

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Goldfin tinfoil barb
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypsibarbus
Species:	H. malcolmi
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus malcolmi (Smith, 1945)
Synonyms
Acrossocheilus malcolmi Smith, 1945 Poropuntius malcolmi (Smith, 1945)

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malcolmi is named in honour of Malcolm Arthur Smith, an English herpetologist who studied reptiles and amphibians in Thailand.^[2]