Barbodes lateristriga ( Valenciennes, 1842 )

Ikhwanuddin, Mat Esa Mohd, Amal, Mohammad Noor Azmai, Aziz, Azizul, Sepet, Johari, Talib, Abdullah, Ismail, Muhammad Faiz & Hashim, Nor Rasidah, 2017, Inventory of fishes in the upper Pelus River (Perak river basin, Perak, Malaysia), Check List 13 (4), pp. 315-325 : 317

Barbodes lateristriga ( Valenciennes, 1842)

Barbodes lateristriga Valenciennes 1842: 161 .

Barbus zelleri Ahl 1937: 115 .

Material examined. Table 1.

Barbodes lateristriga can be identified by the lateral markings usually forming a solid stripe and no streak extending from the operculum (vs prominent row of dark spots along the lateral line, plus a short and horizon- tally orientated streak extending from the upper part of the operculum in B. kuchingensis ). This species usually inhabit clear mountain streams strewn with rocks and boulders, and frequently found below waterfalls ( Roberts 1989). This species feeds on worms, crustaceans, insects and plant matter ( Mills and Vevers 1989).