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Eutropiichthys vacha
Country
| Country | Myanmar |
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| Continent Ocean | Asia |
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia (COL) |
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| Phylum | Chordata (COL) |
| Class | Actinopterygii (COL) |
| Order | Siluriformes (COL) |
| Family | Schilbeidae (COL) |
Taxonomy
| Genus | Eutropiichthys | Reference | |
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| SubGenus | Vernacular Name | ||
| Species | vacha | IUCN Threat Status-Year | Least Concern, 2010 |
| SubSpecies | Nat'l Threat Status-Year | Not Evaluated, 2000 | |
| Infraspecies | Reason for Change | ||
| Infraspecies Rank | CITES | ||
| Taxonomic Group | Fish | Native Status | Native |
| Scientific Name Author | (Hamilton, 1822) | Country Distribution | Myanmar |
| Citation | Description | Asia: Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Thailand.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Eutropiichthys vacha was described from the larger freshwater rivers of the Gangetic provinces (Hamilton 1822) in India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh (Ferraris and Vari 2007). This species is known from the northern part of the Indian subcontinent southwards to the Mahanadi River.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India; Nepal
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Population [top]
Population: Although Mishra et al. (2009) report a mean decline of 29.2% in catch for this species in southern West Bengal for the period 1960-2000, there is insufficient data from other areas where this species is naturally distributed. However, indications are that this is still a relatively common and abundant species.
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
?Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species inhabits fluviatile habitats, particularly in larger rivers with a sandy or muddy bottom (H.H. Ng pers. comm.).
Systems: Freshwater
Continuing decline in area, extent and/or quality of habitat: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is heavily utilized as a food fish and is of limited use as a sport fish.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Because this species is heavily utilized as a food fish, overfishing is a potential major threat. Indeed, published data for parts of its natural distribution suggest that overfishing is a major cause of local population declines (Mishra et al. 2009). Other threats to this species are unknown, since there is no information on the biology of this species and therefore the impact of potential threats (especially those of an anthropogenic nature) remains unknown. The current threats to aquatic biodiversity in all of its known distribution have also not been adequately identified. Although IUCN Bangladesh (2000) identify habitat loss as a major threat to this species, this does not appear to be supported by any empirical data.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There is insufficient information on the distribution, biology and potential threats for this species. Catch data for this species in other areas of its natural distribution is also needed.
Citation: Ng, H.H. 2010. Eutropiichthys vacha. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166491A6220391. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166491A6220391.en. Downloaded on 11 May 2016.
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Record Level
Growth Parameters
| Temperature | 0 | Observed Weight | 1350 |
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| Sex | Previous Catalog Number | ||
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| Preparation Type | Related Catalog Item | ||
| Individual Count | 0 | GML Features | |
| Observerd Individual Count | 0 | Notes |
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Additional Info
Synonyms To Manage Synonyms for Eutropiichthys vacha, click this link: Synonyms. |
Pimelodus vacha Hamilton, 1822 ¦ Pachypterus punctatus Swainson, 1839 ¦ Eutropiichthys vacha burmannicus (non Day, 1877) ¦ Bagrus vacha (Hamilton, 1822) ¦ |
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Species Record Details Encoded By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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Species Record Updated By:
Carlos Aurelio Callangan
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