Hampala macrolepidota

The hampala barb (Hampala macrolepidota) is a relatively large southeast Asian species of cyprinid from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, as well as Peninsular Malaysia and the Greater Sundas (Borneo, Java and Sumatra).[1][2] It prefers running rivers and streams, but can be seen in most freshwater habitats except torrents, small creeks and shallow swamps.[2] This predatory species reaches up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) in length and it is common at half that size.[2]

Hampala macrolepidota
Immature (18 cm or 7 in long) above,
juvenile (3.5 cm or 1.5 in long) below

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hampala
Species:
H. macrolepidota
Binomial name
Hampala macrolepidota
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Synonyms
  • Capoeta macrolepidota Valenciennes, 1842
  • Barbus macrolepidotus (Valenciennes, 1842)
  • Hampala macrolepidota (Valenciennes, 1842)
  • Barbus hampal Günther, 1868
  • Heteroleuciscus jullieni Sauvage, 1874

As food

This fish is one of the fish species that has been used as food in Southeast Asia since ancient times.[3]

Although it is an important food fish, it remains abundant in at least parts of its range, resulting in a Least Concern rating by the IUCN.[1]

References
  1. Allen, D.J. (2013). "Hampala macrolepidota". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Hampala macrolepidota" in FishBase. March 2015 version.
  3. Charles Higham, A. Kijnga ed. The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor: Volume VI The Iron Age. page 43. IV 'The Fish Remains'


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