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Found in the Mekong, Chao Phraya, and Maeklong river basins, giant barbs often frequent deep pools along the river’s edge, but they can also move seasonally into canals or floodplains...
These migratory fish are found only in the Mae Klong, Mekong, and Chao Phraya River basins in Indochina. Populations have declined drastically due to habitat loss and overfishing , and the giant barb is now considered critically endangered .
- C. siamensis
- Catlocarpio, Boulenger, 1898
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Giant barb or Trei Kol Raing is the largest species of cyprinid in the world. These migratory fish are found only in the Mae Klong, Mekong, and Chao Phraya river basins in Indochina peninsular. It has declined drastically due to habitat loss and overfishing, and it is now considered critically endangered.
These migratory fish are found only in the Mae Klong, Mekong, and Chao Phraya River basins in Indochina. Populations have declined drastically due to habitat loss and overfishing, and the giant barb is now considered critically endangered.
Where are they? The Giant Barb is a freshwater species in our country, but it does not always like to stay in the same lake. To avoid emotional stress, they migrate from the Tonle Sap Lake into the deeper Mekong river at the end of the dry season, around late September or early October.
Mar 18, 2022 · Populations of Mekong giant catfish, which can reach the size of a grizzly bear—660 pounds— and giant barb, a type of carp that can grow to similarly huge proportions, have plummeted by...
Big fish are very rare and only 10 specimens were caught (and reported) in the Mekong river basin in the year 2000. The Giant barb can grow to be over 3 m (10 ft) in length and weigh up to 300 kg (660 lb), but specimens above 100 kg (220 lb) have become exceptionally rare in recent years.
