Barbodes cataractae

Barbodes cataractae

A major catch between Mindanao rivers and brackish bays

Tropical
Regional distribution
Southeast Asia
Tropical fish

Barbodes cataractae is a species of cyprinid endemic to the Philippines where it is known from the Cascade River and the brackish waters of Murcielagos Bay in Mindanao. This species is commercially important.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Barbodes