Goldfin tinfoil barb (Hypsibarbus malcolmi) is a species of cyprinid fish that is found in Southeast Asia. It is native to the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia and Thailand where it is used as a food fish and in the aquarium trade.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hypsibarbus |
| Species: | H. malcolmi
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| Hypsibarbus malcolmi (Smith, 1945)
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malcolmi is named in honour of Malcolm Arthur Smith, an English herpetologist who studied reptiles and amphibians in Thailand.[2]
External links edit
- ^ Baird, I.; Allen, D.J. (2011). "Hypsibarbus malcolmi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T180843A7652840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T180843A7652840.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Uk-katawewat, Sompote (2004). สาระน่ารู้ปลาน้ำจืดไทย เล่ม ๑ [Knowledge of Thai Freshwater Fishes, Vol. 1] (in Thai). Bangkok: Khurusapa Business Organization. p. 91. ISBN 974-00-8701-9.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Hypsibarbus malcolmi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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