soldier river barb

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soldier river barb (plural soldier river barbs)

  1. A species of ray-finned fish (Cyclocheilichthys enoplos).
    • 2024, Lonely Planet, Lonely Planet Thailand’s Islands & Beaches[1], Lonely Planet, →ISBN:
      In the upper northwestern edge of the region, bordered by the Mekong River, the people rely on the local seafood filched from the water. That means making use of plaa kŏng, or freshwater fish, like soldier river barb  []
    • 2005, David J. Penman, Modadugu V. Gupta, Madan Mohan Dey, Carp genetic resources for aquaculture in Asia[2], WorldFish, →ISBN, page 65:
      The indigenous species used in aquaculture are: B. gonionotus, Jullien carp (Probarbus jullieni), Jullien's mud carp (Cirrhinus jullieni), soldier-river barb (Cyclocheilichthys enoplos), Leptobarbus hoevenii, Catlocarpio siamensis and Osteochilus hasseltii.

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