| Discoverer: |
Herre, 1926 |
| Distribution: |
Endemic to Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippines. |
| Biology: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal softrays (total): 7-7; Anal spines:
3-3; Anal soft-rays: 5-5. Preserved color whitish yellow, paler ventrally,
sides & back golden yellow; top of head dusky; all fins pale; in life
basal half of caudal probably golden. Broad snout with median hump near bluntly
rounded tip. Large circular eye with thickened adipose eyelid; anterior nostril
with prominent erect tubule, the posterior margin forming a conspicuous flap;
the posterior nostril large & open. Inhabits considerable depths. The
most highly prized of Lanao cyprinids (Ref. 280). Max. size: 10.8 cm SL |
| Common Name: |
Baoulan |
| Comments: |
Described from nine ripe female specimens, 8.8 - 10.8 cm, from Lake Lanao,
Mindanao. The most highly prized cyprinid, used for food by the Marinaos.
Caught only during the colder months and apparently the rarest and most difficult
to catch (Ref. 2855). Still caught in the lake in 1963-64 (Ref. 10885). In
the 1990-91 survey, only two (2) kilograms of this species was recorded;
caught with gill nets along with the other species. Usually found in the
littoral areas, with heavy aquatic vegetation |
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