Cyprinidae

Barbonymus balleroides

Barbonymus balleroides

Dominant food fish feeding Southeast Asia

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Freshwater fish
• Southeast Asia
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Barbonymus balleroides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbonymus from south-east Asia. it is a widely eaten food fish and makes up the majority of the fish biomass in most of its range. In East Malaysia and West Java, it is called Lampam Lalawak or Lelawak while in central java it is called Balar or Bader fish.