Acrossocheilus iridescens

Acrossocheilus iridescens is a species of cyprinid fish native to freshwater in southeastern China, northern Laos, and northern Vietnam.^[2][3] It reaches up to 29.7 cm (11.7 in) in standard length.^[2] Juveniles are pale yellowish with 5–6 narrow dark bars, but in adults (over 11 cm or 4.3 in long) the dark bars are broad.^[3] It has sometimes included A. longipinnis as a subspecies, but recent authorities recognize them as separate species.^[3]

Acrossocheilus iridescens
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Acrossocheilinae
Genus:	Acrossocheilus
Species:	A. iridescens
Binomial name
Acrossocheilus iridescens (Nichols & Pope, 1927)[2]
Synonyms
Barbus barbodon Nichols & Pope, 1927 Cyclocheilichthys iridescens Nichols & Pope, 1927 Lissochilus longipinnis Wu, 1939 Masticbarbus pentafasciatus Tang, 1942