Hampala

Hampala is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, the family which includes the carps, barbs and related fishes. The species in this genus are found in South-East Asia.

Hampala
Hampala ampalong
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Subfamily:	Smiliogastrinae
Genus:	Hampala Kuhl & van Hasselt in van Hasselt, 1823[1]
Type species
Hampala macrolepidota Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Heteroleuciscus Sauvage, 1874

Species

Hampala contains the following species:^[2]

• Hampala ampalong (Bleeker 1852)
• Hampala bimaculata (Popta 1905)
• Hampala dispar Smith, 1934
• Hampala katibas Tan & Grinang, 2025 ^[3]
• Hampala lopezi Herre, 1924
• Hampala lupar Tan & Grinang, 2025 ^[3]
• Hampala macrolepidota Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1823 (Hampala barb)
• Hampala sabana Inger & P. K. Chin, 1962
• Hampala salweenensis A. Doi & Y. Taki, 1994
• Hampala siamensis Panitvong & Tan, 2025 ^[4]