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Flying fox (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterum)
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Flying fox (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterum) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Flying fox

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterum

Elongated Carp from Indonesian Waters

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

Flying fox is a freshwater fish of Asia. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 16 cm.

Maximum length
16 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Asia: lower half of the Malayan/Thailand peninsula, Borneo, Java and Sumatra in Indonesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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