| Ehiravidae (River sprats) |
| 2.25 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater |
| Asia: Mekong basin. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal soft rays: 14-21; Vertebrae: 37-41. Horizontal diameter of eye more than 5% of SL; ceratobranchial 5 with about 8-10 large conical teeth; total rakers on first gill arch 10-12. |
| Occur in the main stream of middle Mekong. Usually taken incidentally in haul seines and trap catches. Not seen in markets (Ref. 12693). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 March 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Known from Maeklong, Peninsular Thailand and Mekong river systems (Ref. 26336). Found in the Mekong River and tributaries from Ban Dan to Nakon Phanom and in the Khlong Falamee, Tale Sap near Songkhla (Ref. 34809); also from Pak Payoon (Phatthalung) (Ref. 37773). Tyle locality, Khlong Falamee, a swift muddy creek flowing into inner lake of Thale Sap, at about 2 km west of Pak Payoon (Ref. 94476). |
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