Thicklip barb

Probarbus labeamajor

One Hundred Fifty Centimeters Carp of the Mekong Basin

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

Probarbus labeamajor, the thicklip barb, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This species is endemic to the Mekong mainstream and large tributaries in Laos, Cambodia and Thailand.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Probarbus
Maximum length: 150 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Asia: endemic to the Mekong.

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