''Acheilognathus elongatoides'' is a species of freshwater
ray-finned fish
Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species.
The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or h ...
in the genus ''
Acheilognathus
''Acheilognathus'' is a genus of cyprinid fish native to Asia. The name is derived from the Greek ''a'', meaning "without", the Greek ''cheilos'', meaning "lip", and the Greek ''gnathos'', meaning "jaw".
Morphology
Fishes of this genus have l ...
''. It is endemic to
Vietnam
Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...
and grows to a maximum length of 9.8 cm.
References
Acheilognathus
Fish described in 2001
Fish of Vietnam
Endemic fauna of Vietnam
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