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Etymology: Labiobarbus: Latin, labium = lip + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Sauvage.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: Chao Phraya, Bankpakong and Mekong basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 12693)
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 30. Presence of dark mark above pectoral fin forming a well defined ring (often absent); 25-30 branched dorsal rays; caudal and dorsal dusky, without well-defined color pattern (Ref. 43281).
Occur in midwater to bottom levels of rivers and streams. Migrates out into flooded forests during high water periods where it feeds on phytoplankton, periphyton, benthic algae and some zooplankton. Used to make prahoc (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, T.R., 1993. Systematic revision of the Southeast Asian cyprinid fish genus Labiobarbus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Raffles Bull. Zool. 41(2):315-329. (Ref. 7424)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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