Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Occurs in the Mekong basin. Found in the lower and middle Xe Bangfai, and the lower Nam Theun basins (Ref. 27732) 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). In northern Laos, upstream migration occurs in February-May and July-August, but the main period of upstream migration is from March-April; downstream migration takes place in September-November (Ref. 37770). From Champassack in southern Laos to Nakhon Phanom Province in Thailand, upstream migrations occur in May-June and dowstream migrations in November-December (Ref. 37770). Also Ref. 30857, 43281, 44002. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html |