Barbel steed (Hemibarbus labeo)

Species facts

Scientific name

Hemibarbus labeo

Family

Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)

Order

Cypriniformes (Carps)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

62.0

Common length

40.6

Depth range

5–20 m (16–66 ft)

Environment

Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous; depth range 5 - 20 m

Climate

Temperate

Distribution

Asia: throughout the Amur basin; eastern Asia from northern Viet Nam to southeastern Siberia, Taiwan and Japan. Recorded from Mekong basin in Laos which apparently the result of introduction, either in Laos, or more likely upriver in Mekong basin in China.

Conservation status (IUCN)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Uses

Fisheries: commercial

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (tm=3-4; k=0.16-0.19)