Animalia > Chordata > Cypriniformes > Cyprinidae > Epalzeorhynchos > Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus (Flying fox)

Synonyms: Barbus kalopterus; Epalzeorhynchos kallopterus; Epalzeorhynchus callopterus; Epalzeorhynchus kallopterus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The flying fox (Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus) is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is commonly seen in the aquarium trade. Among others, it is known to eat green algae. It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as the Siamese algae eater.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Betung Kerihun National Park II 1945086 Kalimantan, Indonesia  
Danau Sentarum National Park 347674 Kalimantan, Indonesia  
Krau Wildlife Reserve IV 149823 Peninsular Malaysia, Malaysia  

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Citations

Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0