Parachela hypophthalmus

Parachela hypophthalmus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Xenocyprididae
Genus: Parachela
Species:
P. hypophthalmus
Binomial name
Parachela hypophthalmus
(Bleeker, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Chela hypophthalmus Bleeker, 1860
  • Oxygaster hypophthalmus (Bleeker 1860)
  • Parachela breitensteinii Steindachner, 1881

Parachela hypophthalmus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Xenocyprididae, the East Asian minnows or sharpbellies. It inhabits Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia, in Sumatra and Borneo and has a maximum length of 16.5 centimetres (6.5 in). It has been assessed as least concern by the IUCN, and is considered harmless to humans.