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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is known from the Mekong River drainage in Thailand, Cambodia and Lao PDR. It has principally been recorded from two major tributaries of the Mekong River: the lower and middle Xe Bangfai (Khammouan Province, Lao PDR), and the Mun River Ubon Ratchathani and Nakhon Ratchasima provinces).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Cambodia; Lao Peoples Democratic Republic; Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: There is no information available on the population and its trends for this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
? Extreme fluctuations: Unknown ? Population severely fragmented: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Recorded from rivers.
Systems: Freshwater
Movement patterns: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is not used as a food fish, although it may be utilised this way as bycatch. It is also not collected for the ornamental fish trade.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The 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.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There is insufficient information on the distribution, biology and potential threats for this species. The conspecificity of what is currently identified as this species throughout the Mekong River drainage requires further investigation.
Citation: Ng, H.H. 2012. Akysis varius. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T180738A1657616. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T180738A1657616.en. Downloaded on 10 October 2018.
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