Barbonymus altus in Laos
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Main Ref.
Also Ref.
Occurrence native
Importance commercial Ref. Hill, M.T. and S.A. Hill, 1994
Aquaculture Ref.
Regulations Ref.
Freshwater Yes
Brackish No
Saltwater No
Live export
Bait No
Gamefish No
Abundance fairly common (chances are about 50%) Ref. Roberts, T.R., 1993
Comments

Occurs in the Mekong and the lower Xe Bangfai (Ref. 27732). Found below the Mun-Chin River to the Knone Falls (Ref. 37772) and at Hat Village in Muang Khong District (Ref. 37769). Reported to migrate upstream during the dry season in December/January in Southern Laos (Ref. 37769). Recent decline in fisheries attributed to "lee" (large immobile wing traps used in rapids below Lee Pee). Upstream non-reproductive migration occurs in Jan-Feb lasting 1 wk - 10 days and downstream migrations in May-July at night in Ban Hang Khone, just below the great waterfalls of the Mekong River (Ref. 9497). Observed to undergo migration at the fishing village of Ban Wernsonkhram on Don Hat (Hat Island) above the Lee Pee Waterfalls (Ref. 10431). This species is occasionally poisonous, causing vomiting, due to the fruits it has eaten (Ref. 12369). Museum: Mekong, CAS 96270 (near Ban Hang Khone), CAS 93464 (just below Khoné falls) (Ref. 5515). Also Ref. 4792, 9497, 30857, 36654, 37767, 44002, 56905.

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