Red tailed tinfoil

Red tailed tinfoil
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Cyprininae
Genus:	Barbonymus
Species:	B. altus
Binomial name
Barbonymus altus (Günther, 1868)
Synonyms
Barbus altus Günther, 1868 Barbodes altus (Günther, 1868) Puntius altus (Günther, 1868) Puntius bocourti Bleeker, 1864 Barbus foxi Fowler, 1937 Barbodes foxi (Fowler, 1937)

The red tailed tinfoil or red tailed tinfoil barb (Barbonymus altus) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from South-East Asia. It lives in the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins.

References

1. Allen, D.J. (2011). "Barbonymus altus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T181084A7658510. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T181084A7658510.en.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbonymus altus". FishBase.