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Scientific Name Pristolepis grootii  (Bleeker, 1852)
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Type Locality Tjirutjup River, Blitong, Indonesia.
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Size 184mm or 7.2" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
Identification The genus Pristolepis comprises moderate-sized (15 –20 cm) percomorph fishes with an interesting disjunct distribution, restricted to freshwater streams in southern India and most of Indochina and the Sunda Islands.
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Distribution Asia: Sumatra, Borneo, Bangka, and Belitung in Indonesia. Also reported from Sarawak, Borneo in Malaysia and Thailand.
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 Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië v. 3 (no. 1), pp 90.
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Last Update 2017 Sep 13 23:43 (species record created: 2017 Sep 11 12:57)