Hampala

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Hampala
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Hampala ampalong
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Hampala
Kuhl & van Hasselt in van Hasselt, 1823
Type species
Hampala macrolepidota
Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823
Species

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Synonyms

Heteroleuciscus Sauvage, 1874

Hampala is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae found in South-East Asia.

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