What fish is this?

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What fish is this? Thank you
 

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I think it's a red finned cigar shark, Leptobarbus rubripinna, but it's either very sick or stunted, whatever species it is.

Look at the shape of the body; its obviously very, very thin. Even fish like loaches and eels, that have a naturally slim body, should have a rounded and slightly plump look to them.

A big clue to its state of health is to look at its head and eyes; see how they look far too big for the rest of the fish? That's nearly always a sign that the fish has become stunted, most likely for being kept in a tank that's too small, or undernourished
 
Not a clue as to species but it is very ill looking. Looks thin and as fluttermouth stated, stunted.
 
I think it could be a very badly off rainbow shark. But then any of various species could look like this when they become deformed.

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