Hypsibarbus annamensis

Hypsibarbus annamensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypsibarbus. It was described in 1936 from specimens taken from the Huong River in central Vietnam, a river which enters the South China Sea at Huế. There have been no records since and the IUCN classify the fish as Data Deficient as more information is required to ensure the validity of the species, other speciemsn collected since the type specimen have proved to have been misidentifications.[1]

Hypsibarbus annamensis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypsibarbus
Species:
H. annamensis
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus annamensis
(Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936)
Synonyms

Barbus annamensis Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936

Footnotes

  1. Rainboth, W. (2011). "Hypsibarbus annamensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181013A7658248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181013A7658248.en. Downloaded on 21 December 2017.


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