LEAPING BARB

Chela caeruleostigmata

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IUCN Red List Status: Critically Endangered (CR)

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Chela caeruleostigmata (Smith, 1931)

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Occur at the surface of large rivers and flooded forests. Seems to move back into large rivers in March or April at the very end of the flood cycle. Diet consists mostly of exogenous insects caught at the surface. Probably used to make prahoc. Occasionally seen in the aquarium trade (Ref. 12693).