Hypsibarbus vernayi

Hypsibarbus vernayi is a species of cyprinid fish in the genus Hypsibarbus. The specific name references Arthur S. Vernay, an English adventurer who collected the type specimen.^[2]

Hypsibarbus vernayi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Hypsibarbus
Species:	H. vernayi
Binomial name
Hypsibarbus vernayi (Norman, 1925)
Synonyms
Barbus vernayi Norman, 1925 Barbodes vernayi (Norman, 1925) Puntius vernayi (Norman, 1925)

Description

The species can attain a maximum length of 21.6 cm and a maximum weight of 250 g.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The species is a freshwater fish and occurs in the basins of the Mekong, Chao Phraya and Mae Klong rivers in Thailand and other countries in Southeast Asia.^[3]

Behavior

In Thailand, this species exhibits a breeding migration similar to salmon, gathering in shallow streams that are tributaries of the Nan River in the north to breed and spawn. This rare phenomenon occurs only for two days in early March each year and is locally known as "Pla Kong" (Thai: ปลากอง, RTGS: pla kong, pronounced [plaː kɔːŋ], lit. 'fish pile').^[4]