''Scaphiodonichthys burmanicus'' 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 of the genus ''
Scaphiodonichthys''. It inhabits inland wetlands in
Myanmar
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
where it is locally used for food.
[ It has been assessed as "least concern" on the ]IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data Book, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biol ...
.[ It has a maximum length of .][ It is considered harmless to humans.][
]
References
Cyprinidae
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Fish of Myanmar
IUCN Red List least concern species
{{Cyprinidae-stub