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Cosmochilus harmandi

Cosmochilus harmandi is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family of Cyprinidae. It is restricted to the Mekong and Chao Phraya rivers in Asia. It reaches up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length, but typically is about one-third that size. This widespread species is an important food fish.

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Cosmochilus harmandi
Cosmochilus harmandi in middle (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus top, Hypsibarbus pierrei bottom)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Cosmochilus
Species:
C. harmandi
Binomial name
Cosmochilus harmandi
Sauvage, 1878

Cosmochilus harmandi is a species of freshwater fish belonging to the family of Cyprinidae. It is restricted to the Mekong and Chao Phraya rivers in Asia.2 It reaches up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length, but typically is about one-third that size.2 This widespread species is an important food fish.1

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