Assamese kingfish

Cyprinion semiplotum
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Cyprinion
Species:	C. semiplotum
Binomial name
*Cyprinion semiplotum* (McClelland, 1839)
Synonyms
Cyprinus semiplotus McClelland, 1839 Semiplotus semiplotus (McClelland, 1839) Semiplotus macclellandi Bleeker, 1860

Cyprinion semiplotum, the Assamese kingfish, is a species of cyprinid fish native to southern Asia where it occurs in fresh waters of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.^[2]

References

↑ Singh, L. 2010. Cyprinion semiplotum. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 January 2014.
↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cyprinion semiplotum" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

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