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Etymology: Osteochilus: Greek, osteon = bone + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lin Shu-Yen (1903–1974) was a Chinese ichthyologist who was Director of the Fisheries Experiment Station, Canton (Guangzhou), China in the 1930s. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous (Ref. 51243). Tropical
Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30857)
Usually 12-13 branched dorsal rays; in life, body plain greenish with pink fins, and a dark, vertically elongated blotch above pectoral fin (Ref. 27732).
Found at midwater to bottom depths in large and medium-sized streams. Moves into flooded forests or open fields and begins to re-enter rivers in October. Young of the year are first seen in August. Feeds on periphyton, phytoplankton and some detritus. Usually used to make prahoc (Ref. 12693).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Rainboth, W.J., 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. FAO, Rome, 265 p. (Ref. 12693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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