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Macrochirichthys macrochirus, the long pectoral-fin minnow or giant sword minnow, is a species of cyprinid fish found in rivers and lakes in Southeast Asia (Vietnam and Thailand to the Greater Sundas) where it is used as a food fish.[1][2] It is the only member of its genus. It is predatory and reaches up to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length.[2]

Macrochirichthys macrochirus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Macrochirichthys Bleeker, 1860
Species:	M. macrochirus
Binomial name
Macrochirichthys macrochirus (Valenciennes, 1844)
Synonyms
Leuciscus macrochirus Valenciennes, 1844 Leuciscus uranoscopus Bleeker, 1850 Macrochirichthys snyderi Fowler, 1905 Macrochirichthys laosensis Fowler, 1934

Range in Thailand

Found in the south of Thailand, Chao Phraya River, Mekong River, Nan River, Mae Klong River, and Tapee River Basin from Nonthaburi, Ayutthaya, Ratchaburi and Chiang Rai Provinces.

References

External links

• Media related to Macrochirichthys macrochirus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Macrochirichthys macrochirus at Wikispecies

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Macrochirichthys macrochirus es una especie de peces de la familia de los Cyprinidae en el orden de los Cypriniformes.

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