''Hypsibarbus suvattii'' is a species of

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

in the genus '' Hypsibarbus'' which has only been recorded with certainty from the

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in Thailand. It is a big-sized cyprinid, reaching 50 cm (19 in) SL, but it is rare species. The

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honours Thai ichthyologist

Chote Suvatti Chote Suvatti (, 24 February 1905 – ''?'') was a Thai ichthyologist. He worked at the Department of Fisheries during its foundational years, and became a professor at Kasetsart University Kasetsart University (; ; commonly Kaset or KU) is a ...

, former professor of

Kasetsart University Kasetsart University (; ; commonly Kaset or KU) is a public university, public research university in Bangkok, Thailand. It is the largest university in Thailand. It was Thailand's first agriculture, agricultural university and Thailand's third ...

, who is one of the pioneers of fisheries in Thailand.

Footnotes

* Hypsibarbus Fish described in 1996 {{Cyprininae-stub