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  6. ›Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches
  7. ›Carps and Minnows
  8. ›Cyprinids
  9. ›Typical Carps
  10. ›Balantiocheilos
Burnt-tailed Shark
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IUCN CR · Critically endangered

Burnt-tailed Shark

Balantiocheilos ambusticauda

The burnt-tailed barb (Balantiocheilos ambusticauda), also known as Siamese bala-shark, is a possibly extinct freshwater fish species from the Cyprinidae family. It is or was endemic to the Mae Klong and Chao Phraya River basins in Thailand.

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