Hypsibarbus
lagleri
Rainboth, 1996
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Family:
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Cyprinidae
(Minnows or carps)
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Order:
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Cypriniformes
(carps)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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40.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30857) |
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Environment: |
benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243); freshwater
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Asia: endemic to the middle Mekong basin.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 8 - 8;
Anal
soft rays: 5. Body very compressed; upper transverse scale count 6; fins not colored (Ref. 37768). Has 9-10 gill rakers on lower arm of first arch; 5 horizontal scale rows between lateral line and mid-dorsal scale row at dorsal-fin origin (Ref. 12693).
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Biology: |
Occurs in large rivers in the dry season and moves to medium-sized rivers in the wet season. Found at midwater to bottom depths in clear water. May move into flooded forest habitats immediately adjacent to rivers, but does not occur over fine-grained sediments, preferring rocks instead. Not known to thrive in impoundments. Feeds on zooplankton, worms and algae. Marketed fresh (Ref. 12693).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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