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Tanichthys

Tanichthys
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Cypriniformes
Family:Cyprinidae
Genus:Tanichthys
Species
Tanichthys albonubes
Tanichthys micagemmae

Tanichthys is a genus of minnows (family Cyprinidae) formerly thought to consist of only Tanichthys albonubes, the "White Cloud mountain minnow", a popular aquarium fish, but in 2001 Tanichthys micagemmae was reported from the Ben Hai River[?] in Vietnam.

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