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Description |
Asia: rivers and associated water bodies of Myanmar (Sittang River, Bassein River as high as Een-gay-gyee Lake, also Selwein River at Moulmein, south to Tenasserim River, but presumably also in the Irrawaddy).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is distributed from the Myanmar coasts, lakes, estuaries and lower parts of rivers (Ayeyarwaddy-Sittaung to Salween-Tennasserrim) to Ranong in Thailand. In Myanmar, it has been reported from the Pathein (Bassein) river, and as far upstream as Indawgyi Lake in the Ayeyarwaddy basin, and to Moulmein on the Salween, as well as the Tanintharyi (Tenasserim) River (Whitehead 1985).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
Upper elevation limit (metres): 10
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Population [top]
Population: This species is locally common in Myanmar but less common in Thailand.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
?Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species occurs in the lower reaches of rivers, lakes and pools, and in estuaries and coastal lagoons (Whitehead 1985).
Systems: Freshwater; Marine
Movement patterns: Unknown
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: This species is locally important for small scale fisheries. It is consumed as a small foodfish mixed with other clupeoids.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): Overfishing may be a future threat to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Research is needed into the impacts of fisheries on the species.
Citation: Vidthayanon, C. 2012. Gonialosa modesta. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T181215A1709954. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T181215A1709954.en. Downloaded on 06 June 2016.
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