Neolissochilus hexastichus

Neolissochilus hexastichus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes.^[3] It inhabits the Brahmaputra and Barak River drainages in Assam in India, and Nepal^[1] and possibly the Salween basin in Myanmar.^[2] and is considered "near threatened" on the IUCN Red List.^[1]

Neolissochilus hexastichus
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Neolissochilus
Species:	N. hexastichus
Binomial name
Neolissochilus hexastichus (McClelland, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
Barbus hexastichus McClelland, 1839 Puntius hexastichus (McClelland, 1839)