Cyprinidae

Manalak

Barbodes manalak

Dark head green back and golden belly lost

• Tropical
• Local endemic species
• Restricted distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Fusiform
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Barbodes manalak, known locally as the manalak, is an extinct species of cyprinid fish endemic to Lake Lanao in Mindanao, the Philippines. It was black on the top of the head and snout with a wide, short snout. It was dark green on the dorsum, white on the sides with a gold tint especially heavy on the belly.