''Sinilabeo binhluensis'' is a species of
cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family. It includes the carps, the true minnows, and relatives like the barbs and barbels. Cyprinidae is the largest and most diverse fish family and the largest ve ...
of the genus ''
Sinilabeo
''Sinilabeo'' is a genus of cyprinid freshwater fish found in China and Vietnam.
Species
According to FishBase, there are currently six recognized species in this genus. Only two of these (marked with a star* in list) are recognized in this ge ...
''.
It inhabits
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 is considered harmless to humans.
It has been assessed as "data deficient" by the
IUCN Red List
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.
References
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Cyprinid fish of Asia
IUCN Red List data deficient species
Fish of Vietnam
Fish described in 2001