| Discoverer: |
Herre, 1924 |
| Distribution: |
Lake Lanao, Mindanao, the Philippines |
| Description: |
One of the largest of the Lanao carps. Max. size: 23.5 cm TL |
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Dorsal spines (total): 4-4; Dorsal softrays (total): 8-8; Anal spines:
3-3; Anal soft-rays: 5-5. Color in life dark green dorsally merging into
yellow below; golden or brassy luster on sides & belly; fins colorless
or reddish. Short, broad snout with a prominent median protuberance marking
posterior limit of the protractile upper lip. 8-9 scales from nape to dorsal;
1.5 scale rows between ventrals & lateral line. Scales large & few
in number; lower jaw short & narrow; 4th dorsal spine stout & feebly
serrated. |
| Common Name: |
Manalak, Bagangan |
| Comments: |
One of the largest of the Lanao carps. Described from the type specimen,
23.5 cm TL, and three other cotypes (11.6 - 13.7 cm) taken from Dansalan,
Lake Lanao in 1921. Specimens collected by J. Clemens in 1907 were also examined.
No specimen was caught during the 1994 expedition |
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