( Pla Jaad hang Loeng)

Barbus laoensis Günther, 1868

Cyprinidae

ປາຈາດຕາຟ້າ / Pa Chad Fa
ປາຈາດຫາງດຳ / Pa Jaad Hang Dam
ປາຈາດ / Pa Chad

This fish has a pointed snout with numerous small bumps. Its head and eyes are relatively large, with two pairs of barbels (whiskers) around its mouth. The length of its eye is roughly 29 to 60 percent of its head length. The dorsal (upper fin is longer than the anal (lower) fin, and both have a mix of hard and soft rays. The tail fin is yellow with a black border. The lateral line, a distinctive line running along the side of the body, is complete. Its body is primarily silver with a brown back.
Sources: [4], [5]

Native to Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
Global distribution between 2004 to 2024. Source: [6]

Northern Mekong Corridor
Vientiane Plain
Lower Annamites
Southern Mekong Corridor

Rivers and streams

Native

Not invasive

Least concern

List III: General species

Food

Consumed and sold in local markets.

Wild

May
June
July
August
September

Habitat preservation: Deforestation and stream degradation are main threats to this fish. [7]
Population monitoring: Locally common throughout its range and probably under-recorded in surveys. [7]

N/A

Important source of proteins

N/A

Nutrient	/100g	Remark
Proteins	N/A	N/A
Carbohydrates	N/A	N/A
Fats	N/A	N/A
Vitamins	N/A	N/A
Minerals	N/A	N/A
Fibers	N/A	N/A

Laotian Carp. [1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) [Online]. Uploaded by Florida Museum of Natural History ichthyology. Available: https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/911786132. [Accessed: 01 Oc-tober 2024]
Laotian Carp underwater. [2] iNaturalist [Online]. Uploaded on 15 January 2022 by: Nirananurakpongsathorn. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105149534. [Accessed: 01 October 2024]
Captured Laotian Carp. [3] Fishdex [Online]. Uploaded in 2019 by Fishdex. Available: https://www.fishdex.org/fish/-/poropuntius-laoensis. [Accessed: 01 October 2024]

[4] K. O. Phongsa, L. P. Norpased and S. P. Phimmachak, “Field guide to Fauna of the Phouchomvoy Provincial Protected Area at Bolikhamxay Proince,” Vientiane capital: Project for Enhance-ment of Laos’s Nature Sci-ences Related to Environment protec-tion, 2021.
[5] M. Kottelat, “Fishes of the Xe Kong drainage in Laos, especially from the Xe Kaman,” Co-Management of freshwater biodiversity in the Sekong Basin. WWF Greater Mekong Programme, 2011.
[6] Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), “Poropuntius Lao ensis (Günther, 1868),” [Online]. Available: https://www.gbif.org/species/2366191. [Accessed: 01 October 2024]
[7] IUCN Red List, “Pla Jaad hang Loeng,” [Online]. Available: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/180909/1676627. [Ac-cessed: 01 October 2024]
[8] Nagao Natural Environment Foundation, "A Field Guide to Fishes of Northern Thailand," 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.nagaofoundation.or.jp/documents/Northern_Thai_Fishes.pdf. [Accessed: Oct. 15, 2024].