| Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Cyprininae |
| 28 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; freshwater, potamodromous |
| Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. |
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Has a black blotch at the base of the caudal fin, which is not always distinct; rows of spots along scale rows; two pairs of barbels (Ref. 27732). |
| Found in midwater to bottom levels in small rivers, canals, ponds and reservoirs (Ref. 12693). Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers (Ref. 12975). Moves out into flooded forest during high-water season. Diet consists mainly of insects with some aquatic macrophytes. Used to make prahoc. (Ref. 12693). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 January 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Occurs in the Mekong, the middle and lower Xe Bangfai, and the middle and lower Nam Theun (Ref. 27732). Found in Ban Hang Khone, a village on an island in the middle of the mainstream Mekong River just below the Great Khone Waterfalls in Khong District, Champasak Province (Ref. 37767). Also Ref. 4792, 2091, 30857, 36654, 43281. |
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