| Hoven's carp | |
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| A juvenile L. hoevenii lacks the midlateral black line of L. rubripinna (often confused with the very similar L. hoevenii) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptobarbinae |
| Genus: | Leptobarbus |
| Species: | L. hoevenii
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| Binomial name | |
| Leptobarbus hoevenii (Bleeker, 1851)
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Hoven's carp (Leptobarbus hoevenii; Jelawat in Malay), also known as the mad barb or sultan fish, is a species of fish in the barb family.
Named in honor of Bleeker’s fellow Dutchman, "le célèbre professeur de zoologie" Jan van der Hoeven (1801–1868).[2]
- ^ Lumbantobing, D. (2020). "Leptobarbus hoevenii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T181011A1688346. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T181011A1688346.en. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (31 May 2023). "Family LEPTOBARBIDAE Bleeker 1864 (Cigar Barbs)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 18 April 2024.