Science Name : Tor tambroides
General Characteristics : Greater Brook Carp belongs to Cyprinidae family. Its shape is similar to Pla-Ta-Pean but it is more colorful. Its body is a green typed color. Its back is dark green. It has big scales, in which there are small blue dots connecting as a circle shape on the scales. It has dark blue fins, small head and 2 pair of barbells at its snout and mouth angle. Its lips are thick and flat. It likes to dwell in clear and clean waterfalls and streams.
Habitat / Food : It is found in Zai-Yok River, Wung River, Puy River and Klong River.It eats aquatic plants and seeds.
Behavior / Mating : It spawns during June to July. Its body length is about 40 – 50 centimeters; however, the biggest one found was about 1 meter.



Thai Freshwater Fish