Assamese kingfish

The Assamese kingfish (Sempilotus semiplotus) is a species of cyprinid fish native to southern Asia where it occurs in fresh waters of India, Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. This species can reach a length of 60 centimetres (24 in) TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries.^[2]

Assamese kingfish
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Semiplotus
Species:	S. semiplotus
Binomial name
Semiplotus semiplotus McClelland, 1839
Synonyms
Cyprinus semiplotus McClelland, 1839 Cyprinion semiplotum (McClelland, 1839) Semiplotus macclellandi Bleeker, 1860