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Scientific Name Hampala macrolepidota  Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Common Name Giant River Barb
Type Locality Bogor, Java, Indonesia.
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Size 700mm or 27.6" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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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)

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IUCN Red List Category Least Concern, range map and more is available on the IUCN species page. Last assessed 2019.
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Algemeene Konst- en Letter-bode voor het Jaar II Deel (no. 35), pp 132.
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Last Update 2017 Aug 15 13:02 (species record created: 2012 May 02 15:04)