Crossocheilus reticulatus | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Cyprinidae |
Subfamily: | Labeoninae |
Genus: | Crossocheilus |
Species: | C. reticulatus |
Binomial name | |
Crossocheilus reticulatus (Fowler, 1934) | |
Synonyms | |
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Crossocheilus reticulatus (silver flying fox) is a freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae from Southeast Asia. It grows to 17 cm (6.7 in) standard length.
Habitat
Crossocheilus reticulatus lives in clear, flowing waters over a variety of substrates.
Distribution
It is found in the Mekong River in Yunnan (China), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and in the Chao Phraya River and Mae Klong River in Thailand.
Utilization
Crossocheilus reticulatus is an important fishery species, both in subsistence and commercial fisheries, in the Mekong basin. It is also collected for aquarium fish trade.
References
- ^ Baird, I. (2012). "Crossocheilus reticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T169495A1276865. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T169495A1276865.en.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke; R. van der Laan, eds. (1 November 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Crossocheilus reticulatus". FishBase. June 2016 version.
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