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Cyprinus intha

Cyprinus intha is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. The species is endemic to Inle Lake, a large, isolated freshwater lake on the Shan Plateau in eastern Myanmar. It is considered to be endangered, among other reasons, because of widespread hybridization with introduced Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio.

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Cyprinus intha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Cyprinus
Species:
C. intha
Binomial name
Cyprinus intha
Annandale, 1918

Cyprinus intha is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyprinus. The species is endemic to Inle Lake,1 a large, isolated freshwater lake on the Shan Plateau in eastern Myanmar. It is considered to be endangered, among other reasons, because of widespread hybridization with introduced Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio.

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  1. Vidthayanon, C. (2011). "Cyprinus intha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T180896A7654388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180896A7654388.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.