''Cirrhinus rubirostris'' 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 ...
fish
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found els ...
to the
Tenasserim River basin in southeastern Myanmar. It grows to
SL.
It is fished for local consumption, and sold on small local markets.
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References
Cirrhinus
Endemic fauna of Myanmar
Fish of Myanmar
Fish described in 1997
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