Lobocheilos rhabdoura

Lobocheilos rhabdoura
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Labeoninae
Genus:	Lobocheilos
Species:	L. rhabdoura
Binomial name
Lobocheilos rhabdoura (Fowler, 1934)
Synonyms
Tylognathus rhabdoura Fowler, 1934 Tylognathus cryptopogon Fowler, 1935 Henicorhynchus cryptopogon (Fowler, 1935) Lobocheilos cryptopogon (Fowler, 1935) Gymnostomus cryptopogon (Fowler, 1935) Tylognathus melanotaenia Fowler, 1935 Lobocheilos melanotaenia (Fowler, 1935) Tylognathus quadrilineatus Fowler, 1935 Lobocheilos quadrilineatus (Fowler, 1935) Tylognathus fowleri (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) Lobocheilos fowleri (Pellegrin & Chevey, 1936) Tylognathus davisi Fowler, 1937 Lobocheilos davisi (Fowler, 1937) Tylognathus gracilis Fowler, 1937 Lobocheilos gracilis (Fowler, 1937) Tylognathus trangensis Fowler, 1939 Lobocheilos trangensis (Fowler, 1939) Tylognathus delacouri Pellegrin & P.-W. Fang, 1940 Lobocheilos delacouri (Pellegrin & P.-W. Fang, 1940) Lobocheilos cheveyi H. M. Smith, 1945 Lobocheilos cornutus H. M. Smith, 1945 Lobocheilos nigrovittatus H. M. Smith, 1945 Lobocheilos thavili H. M. Smith, 1945

Lobocheilos rhabdoura is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs, minnows and related fishes. This fish is found Southeast Asia where it occurs in the Chao Phraya and Mae Khlong in Thailand; the lower Mekong basin in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam; the Đồng Nai River in Viet Nam; the Xe Bang Fai River in Laos and in Western Malaysia. L. rhabdoura has a maximum published standard length of 22 cm (8.7 in). It inhabits the lower depths of large and medium-sized streams, typically in reaches withs with relatively swift current and in rapids. these fishes will enter flooded fields. Its diet consists of periphyton and phytoplankton. It is likeley that this fish spawns at the satrt of the rainly season. It is caught and used in the preparation of fish sauce.