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Leptobarbus melanopterus Weber, de & Beaufort, 1916

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Common names: Bundung, Piam, Piam
Occurrence: native
Salinity: freshwater
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Importance: commercial | Ref: Kottelat, M. and E. Widjanarti, 2005
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from the Kapuas river (Ref. 2091). Found in the Kapuas Lakes Area in western Borneo. Recorded from Danau Sentarum National Park in the Kapuas basin of Borneo, Kalimantan Barat (Ref. 56749).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kottelat, M., A.J. Whitten, S.N. Kartikasari and S. Wirjoatmodjo, 1993
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leptobarbidae (Cigar barbs)
Etymology: Leptobarbus: Greek, leptos = thin + Latin, barbus = barbel (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Weber, de & Beaufort.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Freshwater; demersal.   Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 12468)

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