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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps) > Labeoninae
Etymology: Epalzeorhynchos: Greek, epalzes, -es, -es = curative + Greek, rhyngchos = snout.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Tropical
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins (Ref. 43281) and Maeklong basin (Ref. 26336).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27732)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Head, body and anal fin black; bright red caudal fin; red dorsal fin; pelvic and pectoral fins with black margins (Ref. 27732). With 11-12 branched dorsal-fin rays; 26-30 gill rakers on anterior side of first arch (Ref. 12693).
Observed among boulders and rocks (Ref. 27732). Known from midwater to bottom levels of streams and rivers. During the flood season, it moves into inundated forests and returns to the river as water levels recede. Feeds on phytoplankton and zooplankton. Used to make prahoc along the Tonlé Sap, Cambodia. Probably used in the aquarium trade (Ref. 12693)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Kottelat, M., 1998. Fishes of the Nam Theun and Xe Bangfai basins, Laos, with diagnoses of twenty-two new species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae, Balitoridae, Cobitidae, Coiidae and Odontobutidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 9(1):1-128. (Ref. 27732)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
Herramientas
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