Red tailed tinfoil
| Red tailed tinfoil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Barbonymus |
| Species: | B. altus |
| Binomial name | |
| Barbonymus altus (Günther, 1868) | |
| Synonyms | |
The red tailed tinfoil or red tailed tinfoil barb (Barbonymus altus) is a species of freshwater cyprinid fish from South-East Asia. It lives in the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins.