The growth studies carried out previously [4] on
some Cyprinidae (Cyclocheilichthys, Leptobarbus,
HampalaandLabeo) in the Great Lake and the Tonle
Sap river showed a clear difference between the two
areas, i.e. the genus Labeo reached 32 cm within
2 years in the lake compared to 17 cm in the Tonle Sap
river, the genus Leptobarbusreached 29.5 cm in the
lake and only 23 cm in the river within 2 years.