Akrokolioplax bicornis
| Akrokolioplax bicornis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Akrokolioplax Zhang & Kottelat, 2006 |
| Species: | A. bicornis |
| Binomial name | |
| Akrokolioplax bicornis (Wu, 1977) | |
Akrokolioplax bicornis is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae, the carps and minnows. It was separated from the genus Epalzeorhynchos and placed in the monotypic genus Akrokolioplax in 2006.[1] It is known commonly as the bihorned barbel.[2] It occurs in China, Burma, and Thailand.[1]
This fish reaches up to 15 or 16 centimeters in length. It is mostly gray-black with faint stripes, and the belly is grayish white. The caudal fin is gray with a black lower edge. The snout is conical.[3] The species is distinguished from Epalzeorhynchos by the position of the rostral lobes on the snout.[1]
This fish lives along river bottoms and feeds on algae and detritus.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhang, E. and M. Kottelat. (2006). Akrokolioplax, a new genus of Southeast Asian labeonine fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Zootaxa 1225, 21-30.
- ↑ Devi, R. and N. Boguskaya. 2009. Akrokolioplax bicornis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 16 October 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, R. and D. Pauly. (Eds.) Akrokolioplax bicornis. FishBase. 2011.