Esomus longimanus, Mekong flying barb : fisheries, aquarium

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Esomus longimanus (Lunel, 1881)

Mekong flying barb
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Danionidae (Danios) > Esominae
Etymology:

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

; स्वच्छ जल, अलवण जल बेनथोपिलाजिक. Tropical

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Asia: Mekong from the Khorat Plateau, Thailand to the Great Lake, Cambodia (Ref. 12693); Malay Peninsula, coastal streams of South-east Thailand and Cambodia, and Chao Phraya basin in Thailand (Ref. 12041).

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 43281)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 8; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 8. Two pairs of barbels (Ref. 43281); rostral barbel extends well beyond eye; first pectoral ray sometimes reaching anal fin; narrow dark line from head to caudal-fin base (Re. 12693).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Usually found in ditches, canals and ponds often in areas with extensive growth of submerged aquatic plants (Ref. 12693). Encountered mainly in stagnant water bodies including sluggish flowing canals as well as in medium to large rivers of the middle Mekong (Ref. 12975). Feeds on zooplankton and insects. Sometimes sold fresh and used to make prahoc (Ref. 12693).

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

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)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 29 April 2010

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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