| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae |
| 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic, potamodromous |
| Asia: Mekong, Salween, Chao Phraya and Xe Bangfai basins; also from the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-28; Vertebrae: 34-36. Has 33-34 (usually 35-38) lateral line scales; 16-20 circumpeduncular scales; 21-28 branched dorsal rays; caudal and dorsal fins dusky, without well-defined color patterns (Ref. 27732). Body with evenly pronounced longitudinal stripes formed by a spot on each scale (Ref. 7424). |
| Known from midwater to bottom depths in rivers and streams (Ref. 12693). Enters flooded fields (Ref. 12975). Found in the basin-wide tributary of the lower Mekong (Ref. 36667). Feeds on phytoplankton, periphyton, benthic algae, zooplankton (Ref. 12693), detritus and insect larvae (Ref. 56749). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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