Folifer brevifilis (Peters, 1881)
photo by JJPhoto

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Acrossocheilinae
Max. size:  40.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 626.2 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: China, Viet Nam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Snout pointed; inferior mouth; lower lip with large median lobe reaching corner of mouth. Last simple dorsal ray osseous and serrated behind.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 24 January 2011 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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