Bala shark | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
Genus: | Balantiocheilos |
Species: | B. melanopterus
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Binomial name | |
Balantiocheilos melanopterus (Bleeker, 1850)
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The bala shark (Balantiocheilos melanopterus), also known as the tricolor shark, tricolor sharkminnow, silver shark, or shark minnow, is a fish of the family Cyprinidae, and is one of the two species in the genus Balantiocheilos.[2] This species is not a true shark, but is commonly so called because of its torpedo-shaped body and large fins.