| Family: |
Lobotidae (Tripletails) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; freshwater |
| Distribution: |
Asia: Mekong and Chao Phraya basins. |
| Diagnosis: |
Distinguishable by its regular color pattern consisting of 4 or 5 regular and broad bars on body; bar 1 from nape through opercle onto thoracic region and across ventral surface of the body; bar 2 from base of dorsal spines 2-5 to slightly in front of anal fin origin; bar 3 starts at base of dorsal spine 9 to base of dorsal ray 2, and ends at base of anal rays 2-6; bar 4 on posterior half of caudal peduncle (Ref. 27732). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits rivers (Ref. 43281). Occurs in the lower to middle reaches, mainstreams, tributaries and larger marshlands (Ref. 58784). Carnivorous, feeding on fishes and shrimps (Ref. 58784). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 21 February 2011 (A2acd) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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