Hypsibarbus wetmorei

Hypsibarbus wetmorei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hypsibarbus
Species: H. wetmorei
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus wetmorei
(H. M. Smith, 1931)

Hypsibarbus wetmorei, the golden belly barb, lemon fin barb or lemon barb, is a species of cyprinid fish. It is native to the Mae Klong, Mekong, Chao Phraya, Tapi and Pahang rivers in Mainland Southeast Asia.[1][2] Although locally common and considered to be a species of Least Concern, it is threatened (at least in parts of its range) by overfishing, dams and pollution.[1] It typically reaches 25 cm (10 in) in length,[2] but has been recorded up to about 70 cm (2 ft 4 in).[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Baird, I.; Vidthayanon, C.; Parenti, L. & Brooks, E. (2012). "Hypsibarbus wetmore". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2016). "Hypsibarbus wetmorei" in FishBase. November 2016 version.
  3. Fishing World Records: Hypsibarbus wetmorei. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
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