''Barbodes rhombeus'' is a species of
cyprinid
Cyprinidae is a Family (biology), family of freshwater fish commonly called the carp or minnow family, including the carps, the true minnows, and their relatives the barb (fish), barbs and barbel (fish), barbels, among others. Cyprinidae is the ...
fish native to the
Southeast Asian
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countries of
Cambodia
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,
Laos
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and
Thailand
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where it inhabits clear hill streams. This species can reach a length of
SL.
In Malaysia and Singapore, it is an introduced alien species but has a restricted distribution.
Description
Body measurements are similar to other members of the ''
binototus'' group with a body coloration of a light greenish brown to silver. The identifying trait is the small black spot below the dorsal fin and another black spot at the base of the caudal fin. An additional dark line running down the flank may be present in some specimens.
References
rhombeus
Fish described in 2000
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