Hampala macrolepidota
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]
| 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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Hampala |
| Species: | H. macrolepidota |
| Binomial name | |
| Hampala macrolepidota Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823 | |
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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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- Allen, D.J. (2013). "Hampala macrolepidota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- 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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