Thicklip barb (Probarbus labeamajor)

Scientific name: Probarbus labeamajor Roberts, 1992

Thicklip barb (Probarbus labeamajor)

The Thicklip barb (Probarbus labeamajor) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae. Native range: Asia, endemic to the Mekong.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 40 - 41. Differs from the two other species of Probarbus in having slightly smaller (and more numerous) scales, scale row between dorsal fin origin and lateral line scale row 6; six instead of only five stripes on body above lateral line; lips greatly enlarged; barbels reduced in length, sometimes absent; and slightly more numerous vertebrae. Posterior margin of lower lip entirely free from side to side.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Probarbus labeamajor
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
150
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Asia: endemic to the Mekong.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient (DD)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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