Jullien's Golden Carp

Jullien's Golden Carp
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Probarbus
Species: P. jullieni
Binomial name
Probarbus jullieni
Sauvage, 1880

The Jullien's Golden Carp, Seven-striped Barb, Isok Barb, Barbeau De Jullien, or Carpilla Ikan Temoleh (Probarbus jullieni) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish in the Cyprinidae family. It is found in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is large, attaining 150 cm in length and 70 kg in weight, and resides primarily in the main stems of major rivers such as the Mekong. It is considered an excellent food fish but it expensive due to scarcity. Overfishing is considered the primary cause for the precarious status of the fish.

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