Paracrossochilus acerus

Paracrossochilus acerus is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes.^[2] This species is endemic to northern Borneo where it is found in the Rajang and Baram river systems in Sarawak, the Temburong drainage in Brunei and the Beluran, Kinabatangan and Segama drainages in Sabah, while in Kalimantan it is found in the drainage system of the Kapuas River.^[1] This is a bethopelagicspecies that is found in large schools and which has a maximum published standard length of 9.5 cm (3.7 in).^[3]

Paracrossochilus acerus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Paracrossochilus
Species:	P. acerus
Binomial name
Paracrossochilus acerus Inger & P. K. Chin, 1962[2]