Flying fox (fish)

Flying fox
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Epalzeorhynchos
Species:
E. kalopterus
Binomial name
Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus
(Bleeker, 1850)
Synonyms

Barbus kalopterus Bleeker, 1850

The flying fox (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae.[2] It is commonly kept in the aquarium trade. Among other foods, it is known to eat green algae.[2][3][4] It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Siamese algae eater.[5]

  1. ^ Ahmad, A.B. & Ho, J.K.I. (2019). "Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T181151A91002676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T181151A91002676.en. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus". FishBase.
  3. ^ Flying Fox (Epalzeorhynchus kallopterus), Mongabay.com, 2006, retrieved on: August 20, 2007
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  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference aquariumwiki was invoked but never defined (see the help page).