Hampala macrolepidota Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1823
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hampala macrolepidota, the hampala barb, is a relatively large southeast Asian species of cyprinid from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, as well as Peninsular Malaysia and the Greater Sundas (Borneo, Java and Sumatra). It prefers running rivers and streams, but can be seen in most freshwater habitats except torrents, small creeks and shallow swamps. This predatory species reaches up to 70 cm (2.3 ft) in length and it is common at half that size.
Wikipedia contributors, Hampala macrolepidota; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:42:53.002391+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hampala macrolepidota Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1823
- Name authority
- Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1823
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Hampala
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusHampala Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
- speciesHampala macrolepidota Kuhl & Van Hasselt, 1823
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hampala. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hampala ampalong (Bleeker, 1852) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hampala bimaculata (Popta, 1905) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hampala lopezi Herre, 1924 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hampala sabana Inger & Chin, 1962 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hampala dispar Smith, 1934 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hampala salweenensis Doi & Taki, 1994 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Heteroleuciscus jullieni Sauvage, 1874 Sauvage, 1874 | synonym |
| Barbus hampal Günther, 1868 Günther, 1868 | synonym |
| Barbus macrolepidotus (Valenciennes, 1842) (Valenciennes, 1842) | synonym |
| Capoeta macrolepidota Valenciennes, 1842 Valenciennes, 1842 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- van Hasselt, J. C. (1823). Uittreksel uit een’ brief van den Heer J. C. van Hasselt, aan den Heer C. J. Temminck, geschreven uit Tjecande, Residentie Bantam, den 28sten December 1822. Algemeene Konst- En Letter-Bode Voor Het Jaar II Deel, (no. 35): 130–133. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JJGQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.