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Scientific Name | Epalzeorhynchos kalopterum (Bleeker, 1850) |
Common Names | Flying Fox Schoenflossige Ruesselbarbe (Germany) |
Type Locality | Bandjarmasin, Borneo, Indonesia. |
Synonym(s) | Barbus kalopterus, Epalzeorhynchos kallopterus, Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus |
Etymology | Epalzeorhynchos: Greek, epalzes, -es, -es = curative + Greek, rhyngchos = snout. |
Species Information | |
Size | 160mm or 6.3" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp. |
Habitat Information | |
Distribution | Asia: lower half of the Malayan/Thailand peninsula, Borneo, Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. Thailand Waters, Southern Thailand Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Malaysia Waters, Peninsular Malaysia Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Borneo Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Java Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Pacific, Greater Sunda Island Rivers, Sumatra Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Log in to view data on a map. |
IUCN Red List Category | Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019. |
Husbandry Information | |
Compatibility | Members in this genus can be fairly territorial, especially towards bottom dwellers that look similar. |
Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
Further Information | |
Reference | Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 1 (no. 1), pp 13. |
Registered Keepers | There are 3 registered keepers, view all "my fish" data. |
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Last Update | 2018 Feb 23 03:48 (species record created: 2012 May 02 14:50) |