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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Cyprininae |
| Genus: | Barbonymus |
| Species: | B. balleroides
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| Barbonymus balleroides (Valenciennes, 1842)
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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
editA 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
editThe current distribution of the species is in the Danum Valley of Sabah, Malaysia and the waterways of west and central Java.
Habitat
editIt 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
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2011). "Barbonymus balleroides" in FishBase. August 2011 version.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Barbonymus balleroides". Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
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