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Name
Scientific name
Hampala dispar
Described by
Authority Smith, Year 1934
Family
Cyprinidae
Common names
Spotted Hampala Barb
Photograph credits
All 6 credited
Summary
The spotted hampala barb, Hampala dispar, is a cyprinid endemic to the Mekong basin in northern Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. It needs plent…
Size and aquarium
Maximum size
350mm, standard length
Aquarium size
Minimum length 240 cm, Minimum depth 60 cm, Water movement High: fast-flowing river or riffle
Water
Water conditions
Temperature 20–25°C, pH 6–8
Hardness
2–20dGH
Conductivity
Not recorded
Behaviour
Temperament
Not recorded
Social needs
A shoal or group
Community suitability
Not for a community
Where it lives
Countries, regions, rivers and lakes
Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Mekong, Mun, Sekong
Writing
Etymology
Hampala: from a Javanese vernacular name for this genus. dispar: from the Latin dispar, meaning 'unlike, dissimilar', in reference to the differences in colour…
Distribution
Considered endemic to the section of the Mekong river basin which flows through northern Laos before forming the border with Thailand and eventually entering C…
Habitat
Predominantly a riverine fish preferring clear, well-oxygenated, running water with substrates of sand, gravel, rock or mud although it is adaptable and can be…
Aquarium size
An active, pelagic species requiring an aquarium with base dimensions of 240 ∗ 60 cm or more for long-term care.
Maintenance
Choice of décor is not as critical as water quality and the amount of open swimming-space provided. However should you possess the means to both provide and de…
Water conditions
Not written yet
Diet
Predatory with a capacious mouth. Stomach analyses of wild specimens from Cambodia have shown it to feed chiefly on crabs, shrimp and insects with some smaller…
Behaviour and compatibility
Captures its prey using suction rather than aggressively biting and otherwise peaceful with anything it can't swallow, although its speed of movement and feedi…
Sexual dimorphism
Sexually mature females are likely to be thicker-bodied than males.
Reproduction
Unrecorded.
Notes
Although it needs plenty of space H. dispar makes a more suitable aquarium resident than the more commonly-traded congener H. macrolepidota due to its signific…
References
References
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