''Acrossocheilus iridescens'' is a species of
cyprinid
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fish native to freshwater in southeastern China, northern
Laos
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, and northern
Vietnam
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.
standard length
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Overall length
Standard length (SL) is ...
.[ Juveniles are pale yellowish with 5–6 narrow dark bars, but in adults (over long) the dark bars are broad.][ It has sometimes included '' A. longipinnis'' as a ]subspecies
In Taxonomy (biology), biological classification, subspecies (: subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (Morphology (biology), morpholog ...
, but recent authorities recognize them as separate species.[
]
References
Iridescens
Freshwater fish of China
Fish of Laos
Fish of Vietnam
Fish described in 1927
Taxa named by John Treadwell Nichols
Taxa named by Clifford H. Pope
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