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Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Smiliogastrinae
Etymology: Barbodes: Latin, barbus = barbel + Greek, oides = similar to (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Herre.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical
Asia: endemic to Lake Lanao, Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2929); 11.8 cm (female)
Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 3. Preserved color brownish yellow, dark above, paler below, belly yellowish; all fins pale; a faint dark bar may be present on shoulder. 9-10 scales between nape and dorsal. Lateral line strongly curved beneath the dorsal. Snout narrow and blunt, equals an eye diameter or exceeds it by half.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Herre, A.W.C.T., 1924. Distribution of the true freshwater fishes in the Philippines. I. The Philippine Cyprinidae. Philipp. J. Sci. 24(3):249-307. (Ref. 2929)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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