Cosmochilus harmandi
Cosmochilus harmandi in middle (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus top, Hypsibarbus pierrei bottom)
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C. harmandi
Binomial name
Cosmochilus harmandi
Sauvage, 1878

Cosmochilus harmandi is a species of freshwater fish in the family of Cyprinidae. It is restricted to the Mekong and Chao Phraya rivers in Asia.[2] It reaches up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in total length, but typically is about one-third that size.[2] This widespread species is an important food fish.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Baird, I. (2012). "Cosmochilus harmandi". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T181051A1692993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181051A1692993.en. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Cosmochilus harmandi" in FishBase. May 2019 version.


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