Macrochirichthys macrochirus

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Macrochirichthys macrochirus
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Macrochirichthys
Bleeker, 1860
Species:
M. macrochirus
Binomial name
Macrochirichthys macrochirus
(Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Leuciscus macrochirus Valenciennes, 1844
  • Leuciscus uranoscopus Bleeker, 1850
  • Macrochirichthys snyderi Fowler, 1905
  • Macrochirichthys laosensis Fowler, 1934

Macrochirichthys macrochirus, the long pectoral-fin minnow or giant sword minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish found in rivers and lakes in Southeast Asia (Vietnam and Thailand to the Greater Sundas) where it is used as a food fish.[1][2] It is the only member of its genus. It is predatory and reaches up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.[2]

Range in Thailand[]

Found in the south of Thailand, Chao Phraya River, Mekong River, Nan River, Mae Klong River, and Tapee River Basin from Nonthaburi, Ayutthaya, Ratchaburi and Chiang Rai Provinces.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Lumbantobing, D. 2019. Macrochirichthys macrochirus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T181325A1721936. Downloaded on 24 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Macrochirichthys macrochirus" in FishBase. August 2011 version.

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