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Barbonymus balleroides

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Barbonymus balleroides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Cyprininae
Genus: Barbonymus
Species:
B. balleroides
Binomial name
Barbonymus balleroides
(Valenciennes, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Barbus balleroides Valenciennes, 1842
  • Barbodes balleroides (Valenciennes, 1842)

Barbonymus balleroides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbonymus from south-east Asia.[1] it is a widely eaten food fish and makes up the majority of the fish biomass in most of its range.[2]

In East Malaysia and west java, it is called Lampam Lalawak or Lelawak[3] while in central java it is called Balar or Bader fish.[4] however this name is used for a variety of other different cyprinid species.

Description

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A maximum body length of 30 cm[1]

A base body color of metallic grey, with bright to greyish red on the eyes, pelvic, caudal and anal fin. Some specimens also sport yellowish-green marks on the gill plate.

Distribution

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The current distribution of the species is in the Danum Valley of Sabah, Malaysia and the waterways of west and central Java.

Habitat

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It inhabits fast to slow flowing permanent rivers, streams, and larger creeks. It is assumed that the species migrates into floodplains to breed during the monsoon[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Barbonymus balleroides". FishBase. August 2011 version.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Clare L.; Yeo, Darren C.J.; Tan, Heok Hui; Hadi Fikri, Arman; Ewers, Robert M. (2018). "The availability of freshwater fish resources is maintained across a land-use gradient in Sabah, Borneo". Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 28 (5): 1044–1054. doi:10.1002/aqc.2920. hdl:10044/1/64541.
  3. ^ Hendrawan, Andika Luky Setiyo; Hedianto, Dimas Angga; Sentosa, Agus Arifin (2020-07-21). "STRUKTUR KOMUNITAS JENIS IKAN ASLI DI WADUK IR. H. DJUANDA, JAWA BARAT". Zoo Indonesia. 27 (1). doi:10.52508/zi.v27i1.3912. ISSN 2527-8703.
  4. ^ Trijoko, Tri; Yudha, Donan Satria; Eprilurahman, Rury; Pambudi, Setiawan Silva (2016-06-01). "Keanekaragaman Jenis Ikan di Sepanjang Sungai Boyong – Code Propinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta". Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology. 1 (1): 21. doi:10.22146/jtbb.12930. ISSN 2540-9581.
  5. ^ "Barbonymus balleroides". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Retrieved 2023-02-13.