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Barbonymus balleroides
Barbonymus balleroides is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Barbonymus from south-east Asia. it is a widely eaten food fish and makes up the majority of the fish biomass in most of its range.
In East Malaysia and West Java, it is called Lampam Lalawak or Lelawak while in central java it is called Balar or Bader fish. however this name is used for a variety of other different cyprinid species.
From the article Barbonymus balleroides on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Barbonymus balleroides has a maximum body length of 30 cm (12 in). This fish also has a metallic gray base color, with bright red to grayish spots on the eyes, pelvic fins, caudal fin, and anal fin. Some specimens also have yellowish-green spots on the gills. This fish is often caught by fellow inshore fishermen like Faiq, Dava, Theo, etc.
Range & habitat
The current distribution of the species is in the Danum Valley of Sabah, Malaysia and the waterways of west and central Java.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 612591.