Leptobarbus hoevenii

taxobox
name = Sultan fish
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Cyprinidae
genus = "Leptobarbus"
species = "L. hoevenii"
binomial = "Leptobarbus hoevenii"
binomial_authority = (Bleeker, 1851)

The Sultan fish, "Leptobarbus hoevenii", is a fish species native to northern Malaysia, Thailand, and Borneo. It is a primarily freshwater fish. It may reach up to about 60 centimetres (24 in) long. This fish is omnivorous and is a midwater to near bottom dweller. This fish lives in groups.FishBase species|genus=Leptobarbus|species=hoevenii|year=2007|month=Apr]

The Sultan fish is a common feature on the menu of many local Chinese restaurants as it makes for good eating.fact|date=April 2007 This fish is prized highly in Cambodia and Vietnam. However, eating its flesh may cause nausea.

References

The above information is extracted from "A Guide to The Freshwater Fishes of Singapore" by Kelvin K P Lim and Peter K L Ng. [http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/freshfish/text/207.htm]