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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: The species is widespread from the Mae Khlong to Mekong basins, including the Chao Phraya and smaller rivers, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra; the range extends eastwards from Myanmar, Thailand, Lao PDR, Cambodia as far as Viet Nam and to the south through Malaysia (Peninsular and Sarawak (Rajang River basin)) to Indonesia (Kalimantan and Sumatra).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatera); Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Singapore; Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: Locally and seasonally common in its range. Local populations may have declined.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits riverine and tributaries up to submontane streams and lowland swamps, lateral movement to marshlands in flooding time. Also found in lakes and reservoirs.
Occurs in ditches, canals, and slow moving/standing water. Moves into flooded forest and non-forested floodplains (Black latitudinal movement) (Rainboth 1996).
Systems: Freshwater
Movement patterns: Full Migrant
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: Locally consumed in its range as small foodfish, seasonally abundant and preserved as fermented or smoked in the Mekong Grand Lake and Thailand. Found in the ornamental fish trade.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Overfishing and wetland degradation are general main threats to this fish.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: None required at present.
Citation: Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Cyclocheilichthys apogon. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T181284A1717065. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181284A1717065.en. Downloaded on 13 April 2016.
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