Small scaled mud carp

(Cirrhinus microlepis)

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Description

Cirrhinus microlepis is a ray-finned species of fish from the family of carps (Cyprinidae).The scientific name of the species has been validly published for the first time in 1878 by Sauvage.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Genus:Cirrhinus
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