Golden Price Carp

	Scientific Name	Probarbus jullieni
	Other Names	Pla Yissok Thai, Termilian, Isok Barb. Esok. Giant River Carp.
	World Record	Vacant

Description

This is a stunning looking fish with a brown to red body and dark brown stripes that run from front to back. Its fins are usually orange in color. A rounded head with small protruding lips. We believe this to be one of the prettier fish of the warmer tropics. Scale perfect in every detail,

Habitat

Inhabits mainly the mainstream of large rivers with sand or gravel substrates and abundant mollusks populations. Although these fish due to stockings can now be found in selected lakes and reservoirs. These fish love grubbing around so anywhere on these waters that are clean areas are likely to been visited by a Golden Price.

Feeding Habit

These fish mainly feeds on aquatic plants, insects and shelled mollusks. Due to their nature these fish spend the majority of their time feeding around weed and clear gravel area's

Age and Growth

Goldern Price spawns in winter (late December-early February) in big riverine deltas over sand and gravel substrate with water current of 1.3 m/sec. Hatching occurs in 32 hrs at 23°C An excellent food fish, sometimes consumed raw, but rather scarce so it fetches a high market. Attains 70 kg or more, but mostly marketed size nowadays are 5-20 kg.

Tackle and Methods

Bottom fishing with mollusc's, maggots or scrimp. The use of small ledgers or float fishing on the bottom produces the best results. These fish are tough little fighters who make long powerful runs, which is why they make great sport on the right balance of tackle.

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	Common Carp		Leather Carp
	Mirror Carp		Siamese Carp
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