Jullien's Golden Carp

Taxobox
name = Jullien's Golden Carp
status = EN | status_system = IUCN2.3

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Cypriniformes
familia = Cyprinidae
genus = "Probarbus"
species = "P. jullieni"
binomial = "Probarbus jullieni"
binomial_authority = Sauvage, 1880
synonyms = The Jullien's Golden Carp, Seven-striped Barb, Barbeau De Jullien, or Carpilla Ikan Temoleh ("Probarbus jullieni") is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family.It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is large, attaining 150 cm in length and 70 kg in weight, and resides primarily in the main stems of major rivers such as the Mekong. It is considered an excellent food fish but it expensive due to scarcity. Overfishing is considered the primary cause for the precarious status of the fish.

ource

* Kottelat, M. 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/18182/all Probarbus jullieni] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
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