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''Barbodes manalak'', known locally as the manalak, is an
extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...
species of cyprinid fish endemic to
Lake Lanao Lake Lanao (Maranao: ''Ranao'' or ''Ranaw'') is a large ancient lake in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. With a surface area of , it is the largest lake in Mindanao, and the second largest lake in the Philippines and counted as one of ...
in Mindanao, the Philippines. It was black on the top of the head and snout with a wide, short snout. It was dark green on the dorsum, white on the sides with a gold tint especially heavy on the belly. Fins were pale colored with a dark green dorsal fin. This species reached a length of TL. It was important to local subsistence fisheries.


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manalak Freshwater fish of the Philippines Endemic fauna of the Philippines Fauna of Mindanao Fish described in 1924 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cyprininae-stub