Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | commercial | Ref. | Hill, M.T. and S.A. Hill, 1994 |
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | common (usually seen) | Ref. | Lieng, S., C. Yim and N.P. van Zalinge, 1995 |
Comments |
Occurs in the Mekong basin (Ref. 12693). Found around the Tonle Sap, Great Lake (Ref. 36651, 36686) and Phnom Penh (Ref. 36654). Rare below the Khone Falls to the Tonle Sap River and the Great Lake (Ref. 37772). Migrates upstream from Kandal Province (near Phnom Penh) to the Khone Falls from October to February, peaking during November-December. Migrates dowstream from Khone Falls at least to Kompong Cham Province from April to July. At Sray Son Thor in Kompong Cham Province, fish migrates from the Tonel Sap River (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 27732, 33813, 37772. |
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cb.html |