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Hampala barb (Hampala macrolepidota)
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Hampala barb (Hampala macrolepidota) specimen
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Cyprinidae

Hampala barb

Hampala macrolepidota

Fish Reaching Seventy Centimeters in Indonesian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Hampala barb is known from Asia as a freshwater fish. It occurs in freshwater habitats.

Genus
Hampala
Maximum length
70 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula and Indonesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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