| Pristolepididae (Mudperches) |
| 31 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; freshwater; pH range: 7; dH range: 10, potamodromous |
| Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo (Ref. 27732). Reported from the Maeklong River (Ref. 37766). |
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Compressed body; a small and only slightly protractile mouth; an interrupted lateral line; brown color with about 6-8 blackish vertical bars. |
| Found in slow or standing waters, among bushes of shore vegetation (Ref. 27732). Occurs in medium to large-sized rivers and flooded fields (Ref. 12975), lakes, ponds and swamps (Ref. 41236). Feeds on filamentous algae, submerged land plants, fruits and seeds with some aquatic insects and crustaceans (Ref. 12693). Undertakes lateral migrations from the Mekong River to the floodplains during the flood season and back again at the onset of the dry season (Ref. 37770). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 August 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Occurs in the Mekong basin. Found in the lower and middle Xe Bangfai (Ref. 27732), Mekong mainstream at Hat Village, Muang Khong District (Ref. 37769) and Ban Hang Khone, a village on an island in the middle of the mainstream Mekong River just below the Great Khone Waterfalls in Khong District, Champasak Province (Ref. 37767). Enters flooded forest on Don Khone, just below the great waterfalls (Ref. 9497). Also Ref. 4792, 9497, 30857, 36654, 43281, 50526. |
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