Hampala macrolepidota
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| Immature (18 cm or 7 in long) above, juvenile (3.5 cm or 1.5 in long) below | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hampala |
| Species: | H. macrolepidota
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| Hampala macrolepidota Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
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The hampala barb (Hampala macrolepidota) is a relatively large southeast Asian species of cyprinid from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, as well as Peninsular Malaysia and the Greater Sundas (Borneo, Java and Sumatra).[1][2] It prefers running rivers and streams, but can be seen in most freshwater habitats except torrents, small creeks and shallow swamps.[2] This predatory species reaches up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) in length and it is common at half that size.[2]
As food[]
This fish is one of the fish species that has been used as food in Southeast Asia since ancient times.[3]
Although it is an important food fish, it remains abundant in at least parts of its range, resulting in a Least Concern rating by the IUCN.[1]
References[]
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- ^ a b c Allen, D.J. (2013). "Hampala macrolepidota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hampala macrolepidota" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
- ^ Charles Higham, A. Kijnga ed. The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor: Volume VI The Iron Age. page 43. IV 'The Fish Remains'
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Fish of Cambodia
- Fish of Laos
- Fish of Thailand
- Fish of Malaysia
- Fish of Indonesia
- Cyprinid fish of Asia
- Fish described in 1823
- Taxa named by Johan Conrad van Hasselt
- Cyprinidae stubs