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Balantiocheilos melanopterus in Malaysia
Tricolor sharkminnow

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Balantiocheilos melanopterus   (Bleeker, 1851)
Family:	Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)			picture (Bamel_u1.jpg) by Reclos, G.J.
Order:	Cypriniformes  (carps)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Tricolor sharkminnow
Max. size:	35.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30857)
Environment:	benthopelagic; pH range: 6 - 8; dH range: 5 - 12
Climate:	tropical; 22 - 28°C; 20°N - 6°S
Global Importance:	aquaculture: commercial; aquarium: highly commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo. Becoming rare or extinct in many river basins.
Diagnosis:	Silver body with black margins on dorsal, caudal, anal and pelvic; lower lip with a posterior groove forming a pocket opening backwards (Ref. 43281).
Biology:	Found in midwater depths in large and medium-sized rivers and lakes. Feeds on phytoplankton, but mostly on small crustaceans, rotifers as well as insects and their larvae (Ref. 12693). Aquarium keeping: in groups of 5 or more individuals; minimum aquarium size >150 cm (Ref. 51539)
Threatened:	Endangered, see IUCN Red List  (A1ac) , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Kottelat, M.. 2001. (Ref. 43281)
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Malaysia country information
Common names:	Bala shark, Hangus		Ref:  Lim, K.K.P., P.K.L. Ng, M. Kottelat and M. Zakaria-Ismail, 1993
Status:	native		Ref:  Roberts, T.R., 1989
Salinity:	freshwater
Aquaculture:	commercial		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from Perak and P.M., Sabah, Sarawak (Ref. 2091).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/my.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Lim, K.K.P., P.K.L. Ng, M. Kottelat and M. Zakaria-Ismail, 1993
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Internet sources:	Alien/Invasive species database | BiOSC Point Data | CISTI | Google | GOBASE | GenBank ( genome, nucleotide ) | PubMed | Scirus | Public aquariums | Tree of Life | Zoological Record Other web sites |
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	Checked:  Casal, Christine Marie V.	Modified:  Sampang, Arlene G.	Entered:  Luna, Susan M.

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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