Henicorhynchus

Henicorhynchus
Various Henicorhynchus sp. (a-d in image)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Henicorhynchus
H. M. Smith, 1945
Type species
Henicorhynchus lobatus
H. M. Smith, 1945

Henicorhynchus is a genus of cyprinid fish that occurs in Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam). In the Delta region of Vietnam, the fish is fermented and used as an ingredient in bún mắm, a type of soup/stew.

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