''Macrochirichthys macrochirus'', the long pectoral-fin minnow or giant sword minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish found in rivers and lakes in Southeast Asia ( Vietnam and Thailand to the

Greater Sundas The Greater Sunda Islands (Indonesian and Malay: ''Kepulauan Sunda Besar'') are four tropical islands situated within Indonesian Archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean. The islands, Borneo, Java, Sulawesi and Sumatra, are internationally recognised fo ...

) where it is used as a food fish. It is the only member of its genus. It is predatory and reaches up to in length.

Range in Thailand

Found in the south of Thailand,

Chao Phraya River The Chao Phraya ( or ; th, แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา, , or ) is the major river in Thailand, with its low alluvial plain forming the centre of the country. It flows through Bangkok and then into the Gulf of Thailand. Et ...

, Mekong River, Nan River, Mae Klong River, and

Tapee River The Tapi (or Tapee) river ( th, แม่น้ำตาปี, , ) is the longest river in southern Thailand. The river originates at Khao Luang mountain in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, and empties into the Gulf of Thailand at Bandon Bay near ...

Basin from Nonthaburi,

Ayutthaya Ayutthaya, Ayudhya, or Ayuthia may refer to: * Ayutthaya Kingdom, a Thai kingdom that existed from 1350 to 1767 ** Ayutthaya Historical Park, the ruins of the old capital city of the Ayutthaya Kingdom * Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya province (locally ...

, Ratchaburi and Chiang Rai Provinces.

References

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* * Cyprinid fish of Asia Fish of Southeast Asia Fish described in 1844 {{Cyprinidae-stub