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Scientific Name Scaphostoma gerlachi    (Peters, 1881)
Common Name
Type Locality Hong Kong, China.
Synonym(s) Barbus gerlachi, Varicorhinus babeensis, Varicorhinus gerachi, Varicorhinus gerlachi, Varicorhinus thacbaensis, Varicorhinus yeni
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Size 265mm or 10.4" SL. Find near, nearer or same sized spp.
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Distribution Asia: Reported from the Chao Phraya and Mekong basins and Annam, Nam Ma basin, Red River and Nanpangjiang basins.
Thailand Waters, Chao Praya (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Mekong (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Laos Waters, Nam Ma (click on these areas to find other species found there)
Red River (Asia) (click on these areas to find other species found there)
China Waters, Nanpangjiang (click on these areas to find other species found there)

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IUCN Red List Category
Not Evaluated
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Breeding Reports There is no breeding report.
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Reference Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1880, pp 1034, Unnumbered plate fig. 5.
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Last Update 2025 Apr 22 07:36 (species record created: 2014 Nov 11 04:47)