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Scientific Name	**Hampala macrolepidota** Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Common Name	Giant River Barb
Type Locality	Bogor, Java, Indonesia.
Synonym(s)	Barbus hampal, Barbus macrolepidotus, Capoeta macrolepidota, Hampala macrolepidota, Heterolenciscus jullieni, Heteroleuciscus jullieni
Species Information
Size	700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Habitat Information
Distribution	Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula and Indonesia. Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there) Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (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) Indonesian Waters (click on these areas to find other species found there) Login to view the map.
IUCN Red List Category	Least Concern , range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
Husbandry Information
Breeding Reports	There is no breeding report.
Further Information
Reference	Algemeene Konst- en Letter-bode voor het Jaar II Deel (no. 35), pp 132.
Registered Keepers	There is no registered keeper.
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Spotters	Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is but a single record of this fish being seen, view it.
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Last Update	2025 Jan 01 12:55 (species record created: 2012 May 02 15:04)