Balantiocheilos
| Balantiocheilos | |
|---|---|
| A bala shark, B. melanopterus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Balantiocheilos Bleeker, 1860 |
| Type species | |
| Barbus melanopterus Bleeker 1851. | |
Balantiocheilos is a small genus of cyprinid fish from southeast Asia. It includes two species.