Lobocheilos gracilis (Fowler, 1937)
Lobocheilos gracilis
photo by FAO

Family:  Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps), subfamily: Labeoninae
Max. size:  24 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; freshwater
Distribution:  Asia: Chao Phraya (Thailand) and Mekong basins.
Diagnosis:  Body long, slender; fins with long, falcate tips; 3 stripes down middle of caudal peduncle; 6+25 gill rakers on anterior side of first arm (Ref. 12693).
Biology:  Inhabits large and medium-sized rivers. Feeds on periphyton and phytoplankton (Ref. 12693).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Known from the Chao Phrya and Mekong basins (Ref. 12693); also from Kemarat (Ubon Ratchathani), Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Surat Thani (Ref. 37773). Commonly found in the upper Mekong of northern Thailand (Ref. 12693). Also Ref. 26580.


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