Occurrence | introduced | ||
Importance | minor commercial | Ref. | FAO, 1994 |
Aquaculture | commercial | Ref. | |
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | Yes | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Occurs in the Mekong along the Thai-Lao border (Ref. 12693). Introduced for aquaculture in ponds but also released into reservoirs and rivers (Ref. 43281). Highly preferred food fish (Ref. 58867). Also Ref. 8984, 12228, 30857, 56905. |
||
States/Provinces | |||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
National Checklist | |||
Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/la.html |