Razorbelly minnow
Introduction The '''razorbelly minnows''' are a group of fish in the genus '''''Salmostoma''''' found in southern Asia. They have been placed in the genus ''Salmophasia'' but this is regarded as a junior synonym of ''Salmostoma''.
Species There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:* ''Salmostoma acinaces'' (Valenciennes, 1844) (silver razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma bacaila'' (F. Hamilton, 1822) (large razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma balookee'' (Sykes, 1839) (Bloch razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma belachi'' (Jayaraj, Krishna Rao, Ravichandra Reddy, Shakuntala & Devaraj, 1999)* ''Salmostoma boopis'' (F. Day, 1874) (Boopis razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma horai'' (Silas, 1951) (Hora razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma novacula'' (Valenciennes, 1840) (Novacula razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma orissaensis'' (Bănărescu, 1968) (Orissa razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma phulo'' (F. Hamilton, 1822) (finescale razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma punjabense'' (F. Day, 1872) (Punjab razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma sardinella'' (Valenciennes, 1844) (Sardinella razorbelly minnow)* ''Salmostoma sladoni'' (F. Day, 1870)* ''Salmostoma untrahi'' (F. Day, 1869) (Mahanadi razorbelly minnow)
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