Balantiocheilos melanopterus

Bala shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyprinoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis/Superclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Infraclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Superordo: Ostariophysi Series: Otophysi Ordo: Cypriniformes Superfamilia: Cyprinoidea

Familia: Cyprinidae
Subfamilia: Cyprininae
Tribus: Poropuntiini
Genus: Balantiocheilos
Species: Balantiocheilos melanopterus

Name

• Balantiocheilos melanopterus (Bleeker, 1850)

Synonyms

• Barbus melanopterus Bleeker, 1850
• Puntius melanopterus (Bleeker, 1850)

Vernacular names

English: Silver shark, Bala shark, Tricolor shark
русский: Акулий бала
ไทย: ปลาหางไหม้, ปลาหางเหยี่ยว, ปลาหนามหลังครีบดำ, ปลาฉลามหางไหม้

References

• Balantiocheilos melanopterus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2018. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2018.

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