Kingdom Animalia Order Cypriniformes Rank Species | Class Actinopterygii Family Cyprinidae | |
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Similar Oxygaster anomalura, Osteochilus microcephalus, Labiobarbus leptocheilus, Osteochilus waandersii, Pale rasbora | ||
Parachela oxygastroides natural color
Parachela oxygastroides is a freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Southeast Asia in rivers and wetlands, including seasonally flooded forests. Of length 10-20cm, it is caught commercially for food and sold in markets; it is one of the species used in Cambodian cuisine to make the fish paste prahok.
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