''Thynnichthys vaillanti'' is a species of
cyprinid of the genus ''
Thynnichthys
''Thynnichthys'' is a genus of cyprinid fish found in southern Asia from India to Borneo. There are currently four species in this genus.
Species
* '' Thynnichthys polylepis'' Bleeker, 1860
* '' Thynnichthys sandkhol'' (Sykes, 1839) (Sandkhol c ...
''.
It inhabits rivers in eastern
Borneo.
Described by
Max Carl Wilhelm Weber and
Lieven Ferdinand de Beaufort in 1916, it has a maximum length among unsexed males of and is considered harmless to humans.
References
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Fish described in 1916
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