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{{Taxobox
#REDIRECT [[Rainbow shark]]
| name = ''Epalzeorhynchos munense''
| image =
| status = VU
| status_system = iucn3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN |assessors=Jenkins, A., Kullander, F.F. & Tan, H.H.|year=2009 |id=169524 |taxon=Epalzeorhynchos munense |version=2014.1}}</ref>
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
| classis = [[Actinopterygii]]
| ordo = [[Cypriniformes]]
| familia = [[Cyprinidae]]
| genus = ''[[Epalzeorhynchos]]''
| species = '''''E. munense'''''
| binomial = ''Epalzeorhynchos munense''
| binomial_authority = (Smith, 1934)
| synonyms =
* ''Labeo munensis''
}}

'''''Epalzeorhynchos munense''''' is a species of [[cyprinid]] fish found in the [[Mekong]], [[Chao Phraya]] and [[Mae Klong]] rivers basins in [[Indochina]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref>{{fishbase|Epalzeorhynchos|munense|year=2014}}</ref> It resembles the [[rainbow shark]] (''E. frenatum'') and the two have frequently been confused (the name red fin shark has been used for both).<ref name=SeriouslyFish>SeriouslyFish: ''[http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/epalzeorhynchos-munense/ Epalzeorhynchos munense.]'' Retrieved 30 July 2014.</ref> Unlike other ''[[Epalzeorhynchos]]'', ''E. munense'' is believed to be rare in the aquarium trade and is not known to be bred in commercial farms.<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=SeriouslyFish/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Labeoninae]]
[[Category:Fish of Southeast Asia]]

Revision as of 00:25, 30 July 2014

Epalzeorhynchos munense
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E. munense
Binomial name
Epalzeorhynchos munense
(Smith, 1934)
Synonyms
  • Labeo munensis

Epalzeorhynchos munense is a species of cyprinid fish found in the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong rivers basins in Indochina.[1][2] It resembles the rainbow shark (E. frenatum) and the two have frequently been confused (the name red fin shark has been used for both).[3] Unlike other Epalzeorhynchos, E. munense is believed to be rare in the aquarium trade and is not known to be bred in commercial farms.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Epalzeorhynchos munense". FishBase.
  3. ^ a b SeriouslyFish: Epalzeorhynchos munense. Retrieved 30 July 2014.