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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Clupeiformes (Herrings) >
Ehiravidae (River sprats)
Etymology: dentibranchialus: Name from Greek 'minys' for small and Clupeoides for the generic name of larger and fully-scaled riverine clupeids which also inhabits the Mekong Basin.
More on author: Roberts.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; pelagic. Tropical
Asia: Mekong Basin, Cambodia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75047)
Short description
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This very small species has the following diagnostic characters: abdominal scutes 9-10 + 4-6 = 13-16; gill rakers on lower limb of first gill arch 13; numerous teeth on maxillary bone 25-27 (Ref. 75047).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
A gravid female was collected at 2.15 cm SL (Ref. 75047).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Roberts, T.R., 2008. Minyclupeoides Dentibranchialus, a new genus and species of river herring from the Lower Mekong Basin of Cambodia (Teleostei:Clupeidae: Pellonulinae). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 56(1):125-127. (Ref. 75047)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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