Black sharkminnow
| Black sharkminnow | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
| Genus: | Labeo |
| Species: | L. chrysophekadion
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| Binomial name | |
| Labeo chrysophekadion (Bleeker, 1850)
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The black sharkminnow (Labeo chrysophekadion), also known as the black shark or black labeo, is a species of freshwater fish in the carp family. It is found in the Mekong and Chao Phraya river basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo.[2] It can reach a length of 90 cm (3 ft) and a weight of 7 kg (15 lb).[2] It is sometimes seen in the aquarium trade, but is generally unsuitable for home aquaria due to its large adult size and territorial, aggressive behavior.[3]
Range in Thailand
Chao Phraya River, Mekong River, Mae Klong River, Salween River, Thai Peninsular and the south east.
References
- ^ Vidthayanon, C. (2012). "Labeo chrysophekadion". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: 2012: e.T180648A1647393. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180648A1647393.en.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Labeo chrysophekadion" in FishBase. April 2014 version.
- ^ TropicalFishKeeping: Black Shark. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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