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Scientific Name	**Barbonymus altus** (Günther, 1868)
Common Name	Red Tailed Tinfoil Barb
Type Locality	Chao Phya River, Thailand.
Synonym(s)	Barbodes altus, Barbodes foxi, Barbus altus, Barbus foxi, Puntius altus, Puntius bocourti
Species Information
Size	200mm or 7.9" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. Recorded from the Maeklong, Peninsular and Southeast Thailand river systems. Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Meklong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Peninsular Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 7, pp 119.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 May 02 21:31)