''Barbodes palata'' is an
extinct
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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 ...
,
Mindanao, the
Philippines. This species reached a length of
TL. It was a
commercially
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important species to the local peoples.
References
palata
Cyprinid fish of Asia
Freshwater fish of the Philippines
Endemic fauna of the Philippines
Fauna of Mindanao
Fish described in 1924
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