Barbodes palata Herre 1924

Preserved color nearly light brown all over, dusky above; operculum with a blackish irregular spot; lips and lower jaw black; pale fins. 11-15 scales between nape and dorsal; 2.5 scales from ventrals to lateral line. Scales with concentric striae, those on dorsal half also with longitudinal striae.

Haplorchis Infestation 3. Parasitic infestations (protozoa, worms, etc.)

Dorsal spines (total): 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 5

fisheries: highly commercial