Hypsibarbus lagleri

Hypsibarbus lagleri

Eight soft dorsal rays

Tropical
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Freshwater fish
Asia (unspecified)
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Hypsibarbus lagleri is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Hypsibarbus which is endemic to the middle Mekong basin in Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. It is fished for as a food fish and marketed fresh. Hypsibarbus lagleri has 8 soft rays I its dorsal fin and 5 in its anal fin.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypsibarbus
Water type: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform