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Assamese kingfish

The Assamese kingfish is a species of cyprinid fish native to southern Asia where it occurs in fresh waters of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.

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Assamese kingfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Semiplotus
Species:
S. semiplotus
Binomial name
Semiplotus semiplotus
Synonyms
  • Cyprinus semiplotus McClelland, 1839
  • Cyprinion semiplotum (McClelland, 1839)
  • Semiplotus macclellandi Bleeker, 1860

The Assamese kingfish (Sempilotus semiplotus) is a species of cyprinid fish native to southern Asia where it occurs in fresh waters of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.2

References

References

  1. Singh, L.K. (2010). "Cyprinion semiplotum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T166578A6239963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166578A6239963.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cyprinion semiplotum". FishBase. December 2013 version.