Silver razorbelly minnow

The silver razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma acinaces syn. Salmophasia acinaces) Chela Maach in Bengali is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is native to India, where it occurs in many river systems.[1] It has also been reported from Bangladesh.[2]

Silver razorbelly minnow
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Salmostoma
Species:
S. acinaces
Binomial name
Salmostoma acinaces
Synonyms
  • Chela argentea Day, 1867
  • Oxygaster argentea Day, 1867
  • Salmophasia acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844)
  • Leuciscus acinaces Valenciennes, 1844

References
  1. Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Salmostoma acinaces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166564A6237484. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166564A6237484.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Salmostoma acinaces. FishBase. 2018.


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