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Cyprinidae
Incisilabeo behri
Incisilabeo behri
Male nuchal hump with pearls
Incisilabeo is a monospecific genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. The only species in the genus is Incisilabeo behri. Males develop a distinctive nuchal hump with pearl organs during the breeding season.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Incisilabeo
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Asia: Mekong basin (Ref. 12693 ). Reported from Chao Phraya and Maeklong basins (Ref. 26336 ).
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable

