Labiobarbus ocellatus (Heckel, 1843)

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  22 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous
Distribution:  Asia: Malaysia and Indonesia.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 32-32. Distinguished very readily from all its congeners by having much smaller scales (61-68 versus only 30-54 scales in lateral series) and body without any longitudinal stripes whatever. A small but well defined, round, black humeral spot (often ocellated, i.e. surrounded by a pale or clear ring) and a similar midpeduncular spot. Vertebrae fewer than observed in other species of Labiobarbus, 32 (Ref. 7424).
Biology:  Stomach contents include detritus and insect larvae (Ref. 56749).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 February 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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