Silver razorbelly minnow

Species of fish

Silver razorbelly minnow

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Salmostoma
Species:	S. acinaces
Binomial name
*Salmostoma acinaces* Valenciennes, 1844
Synonyms
Chela argentea Day, 1867 Oxygaster argentea Day, 1867 Salmophasia acinaces (Valenciennes, 1844) Leuciscus acinaces Valenciennes, 1844

The silver razorbelly minnow (Salmostoma acinaces syn. Salmophasia acinaces) Chela Maach in Bengali is a species of ray-finned fish in the carp family, Cyprinidae. It is native to India, where it occurs in many river systems.^[1] It has also been reported from Bangladesh.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Dahanukar, N. (2011). "Salmostoma acinaces". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T166564A6237484. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T166564A6237484.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds. Salmostoma acinaces. FishBase. 2018.