Cyprinidae

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.